Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Central America in 2023 — 39.12%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 4.23 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central America
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 39.12 | +0.55 pp |
| 2022 | 38.57 | +1.98 pp |
| 2021 | 36.59 | +0.9 pp |
| 2020 | 35.69 | −2.33 pp |
| 2019 | 38.01 | +0.05 pp |
| 2018 | 37.96 | +1.33 pp |
| 2017 | 36.63 | −0.15 pp |
| 2016 | 36.78 | −0.34 pp |
| 2015 | 37.12 | +0.12 pp |
| 2014 | 37 | −0.36 pp |
| 2013 | 37.36 | −1.38 pp |
| 2012 | 38.75 | +0.58 pp |
| 2011 | 38.17 | −0.01 pp |
| 2010 | 38.18 | −0.12 pp |
| 2009 | 38.3 | −2.32 pp |
| 2008 | 40.62 | −1.2 pp |
| 2007 | 41.81 | −0.74 pp |
| 2006 | 42.56 | −1.32 pp |
| 2005 | 43.88 | +0.29 pp |
| 2004 | 43.59 | +0.07 pp |
| 2003 | 43.52 | −0.94 pp |
| 2002 | 44.46 | +0.55 pp |
| 2001 | 43.92 | +0.56 pp |
| 2000 | 43.35 | — |
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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