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Out-of-pocket health expenditure — all countries

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Australia and New Zealand

Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Australia and New Zealand in 2023 — 14.22%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 3.96 pp.

2023 14.22% +0.69 pp vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 18.71%2001
Period minimum 13.53%2022

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of health expenditure

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Australia and New Zealand, 2000–202312141618202000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 18.18%2001: 18.71%2002: 17.99%2003: 17.26%2004: 16.66%2005: 16.86%2006: 16.79%2007: 15.23%2008: 15.96%2009: 15.55%2010: 15.77%2011: 15.46%2012: 15.89%2013: 15.69%2014: 15.34%2015: 15.36%2016: 15.62%2017: 15.43%2018: 15.53%2019: 14.71%2020: 14.71%2021: 14.01%2022: 13.53%2023: 14.22%
Change over the period: −3.96 pp Annual average: -0.17 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand 14.22%
World 17.33%
Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 14.22 +0.69 pp
2022 13.53 −0.48 pp
2021 14.01 −0.7 pp
2020 14.71 +0 pp
2019 14.71 −0.82 pp
2018 15.53 +0.1 pp
2017 15.43 −0.19 pp
2016 15.62 +0.26 pp
2015 15.36 +0.01 pp
2014 15.34 −0.35 pp
2013 15.69 −0.19 pp
2012 15.89 +0.43 pp
2011 15.46 −0.31 pp
2010 15.77 +0.22 pp
2009 15.55 −0.41 pp
2008 15.96 +0.73 pp
2007 15.23 −1.57 pp
2006 16.79 −0.06 pp
2005 16.86 +0.19 pp
2004 16.66 −0.6 pp
2003 17.26 −0.72 pp
2002 17.99 −0.72 pp
2001 18.71 +0.53 pp
2000 18.18 —

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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