Out-of-pocket health expenditure — all countries

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Central Asia

Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Central Asia in 2023 — 54.74%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 3.24 pp.

2023 54.74% −1.39 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 59.79%2002
Period minimum 51.19%2014

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of health expenditure

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Central Asia, 2000–20235052.55557.5602000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 57.98%2001: 58.9%2002: 59.79%2003: 58.38%2004: 58.22%2005: 54.91%2006: 54.47%2007: 54.69%2008: 55.39%2009: 51.55%2010: 53.97%2011: 51.57%2012: 51.91%2013: 51.44%2014: 51.19%2015: 53.74%2016: 57.94%2017: 56.49%2018: 57.1%2019: 57.12%2020: 54.24%2021: 53.4%2022: 56.13%2023: 54.74%
Change over the period: −3.24 pp Annual average: -0.14 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Central Asia 54.74%
World 17.33%
Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 54.74 −1.39 pp
2022 56.13 +2.73 pp
2021 53.4 −0.84 pp
2020 54.24 −2.88 pp
2019 57.12 +0.02 pp
2018 57.1 +0.61 pp
2017 56.49 −1.46 pp
2016 57.94 +4.2 pp
2015 53.74 +2.55 pp
2014 51.19 −0.25 pp
2013 51.44 −0.47 pp
2012 51.91 +0.34 pp
2011 51.57 −2.41 pp
2010 53.97 +2.43 pp
2009 51.55 −3.84 pp
2008 55.39 +0.7 pp
2007 54.69 +0.21 pp
2006 54.47 −0.43 pp
2005 54.91 −3.32 pp
2004 58.22 −0.16 pp
2003 58.38 −1.4 pp
2002 59.79 +0.88 pp
2001 58.9 +0.92 pp
2000 57.98

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.