Out-of-pocket health expenditure in South Sudan in 2023 — 27.14%. Ranked 92 in the world out of 192. Since 2017, the indicator has risen by 7.95 pp.
2017–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Sudan
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 27.14 | −4.64 pp |
| 2022 | 31.78 | +0.92 pp |
| 2021 | 30.86 | −8.62 pp |
| 2020 | 39.48 | −2.71 pp |
| 2019 | 42.19 | +16.49 pp |
| 2018 | 25.7 | +6.51 pp |
| 2017 | 19.19 | — |
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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