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Out-of-pocket health expenditure — all countries

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Seychelles

Out-of-pocket health expenditure in the Seychelles in 2023 — 27.96%. Ranked 99 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 10.07 pp.

2023 27.96% −2.01 pp vs 2022
World rank 99of 192
Period maximum 31.16%2008
Period minimum 12.48%2002

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of health expenditure

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Seychelles, 2000–20231015202530352000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 17.89%2001: 17.1%2002: 12.48%2003: 13.69%2004: 15.64%2005: 17.86%2006: 19.82%2007: 19.24%2008: 31.16%2009: 29.79%2010: 22.15%2011: 23.17%2012: 18.87%2013: 19.07%2014: 27.48%2015: 26.07%2016: 25.31%2017: 24.6%2018: 26.21%2019: 26.27%2020: 21.6%2021: 26.95%2022: 29.96%2023: 27.96%
Change over the period: +10.07 pp Annual average: 0.44 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Seychelles

Seychelles 27.96%
World 17.33%
Sub-Saharan Africa 30.36%
Eastern Africa computed 27.49%
High-income countries computed 19.69%
Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Seychelles, by year Seychelles All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 27.96 −2.01 pp
2022 29.96 +3.02 pp
2021 26.95 +5.35 pp
2020 21.6 −4.68 pp
2019 26.27 +0.07 pp
2018 26.21 +1.61 pp
2017 24.6 −0.71 pp
2016 25.31 −0.77 pp
2015 26.07 −1.4 pp
2014 27.48 +8.41 pp
2013 19.07 +0.2 pp
2012 18.87 −4.31 pp
2011 23.17 +1.02 pp
2010 22.15 −7.64 pp
2009 29.79 −1.37 pp
2008 31.16 +11.92 pp
2007 19.24 −0.58 pp
2006 19.82 +1.96 pp
2005 17.86 +2.22 pp
2004 15.64 +1.95 pp
2003 13.69 +1.21 pp
2002 12.48 −4.61 pp
2001 17.1 −0.79 pp
2000 17.89 —

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

RW Rwanda 4.1 ZM Zambia 10.29 MZ Mozambique 10.37 ZW Zimbabwe 10.63 MW Malawi 12 KE Kenya 24.25 BI Burundi 24.49 SS South Sudan 27.14 MG Madagascar 27.42 TZ Tanzania 27.93 SC Seychelles 27.96 DJ Djibouti 28.84 SO Somalia 30.78 UG Uganda 32.17 MU Mauritius 45.24 ET Ethiopia 46.27 ER Eritrea 48.45 KM Comoros 56.57
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About the indicator

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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