Out-of-pocket health expenditure in South Asia in 2023 — 46.65%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 23.13 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Asia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 46.65 | −0.48 pp |
| 2022 | 47.12 | −0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 47.32 | −3.85 pp |
| 2020 | 51.17 | −2.36 pp |
| 2019 | 53.52 | −0.75 pp |
| 2018 | 54.28 | −1.61 pp |
| 2017 | 55.88 | −7.07 pp |
| 2016 | 62.96 | −1.33 pp |
| 2015 | 64.29 | −2.04 pp |
| 2014 | 66.33 | −1.83 pp |
| 2013 | 68.16 | +5.5 pp |
| 2012 | 62.66 | +0.69 pp |
| 2011 | 61.97 | −2.68 pp |
| 2010 | 64.66 | −1.35 pp |
| 2009 | 66.01 | −2.09 pp |
| 2008 | 68.1 | −1.47 pp |
| 2007 | 69.58 | −0.9 pp |
| 2006 | 70.48 | −0.91 pp |
| 2005 | 71.39 | +0.67 pp |
| 2004 | 70.71 | −0.79 pp |
| 2003 | 71.5 | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 71.4 | −0.86 pp |
| 2001 | 72.26 | +2.48 pp |
| 2000 | 69.78 | — |
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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