Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Sao Tome and Principe in 2023 — 16.66%. Ranked 57 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 27.18 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16.66 | +1.46 pp |
| 2022 | 15.21 | +3.55 pp |
| 2021 | 11.66 | −0.19 pp |
| 2020 | 11.85 | −5.14 pp |
| 2019 | 16.99 | +1.17 pp |
| 2018 | 15.82 | +1.06 pp |
| 2017 | 14.76 | +0.84 pp |
| 2016 | 13.91 | −2.1 pp |
| 2015 | 16.02 | +0.98 pp |
| 2014 | 15.04 | +0.8 pp |
| 2013 | 14.24 | −3.55 pp |
| 2012 | 17.8 | −6 pp |
| 2011 | 23.79 | −1.9 pp |
| 2010 | 25.7 | −1.71 pp |
| 2009 | 27.4 | −2.83 pp |
| 2008 | 30.23 | −5.1 pp |
| 2007 | 35.33 | −4.57 pp |
| 2006 | 39.9 | +6.51 pp |
| 2005 | 33.4 | −1.88 pp |
| 2004 | 35.28 | +3.36 pp |
| 2003 | 31.92 | −9.99 pp |
| 2002 | 41.91 | −1.71 pp |
| 2001 | 43.62 | −0.22 pp |
| 2000 | 43.84 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Payments people make for medical care directly at the point of use — as a percent of all current health expenditure in the country. Insurance contributions and taxes are excluded: only what a person takes out of their pocket at the counter. The indicator is considered a key measure of financial protection: the higher it is, the more often illness means ruin, and WHO tracks it as an indicator of the risk of catastrophic household spending.
Important: A high value means weak protection, not an active private sector: voluntary insurance is not part of this indicator, so a country with developed private insurance can have a low share of out-of-pocket payments.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
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