Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Eastern Africa in 2023 — 27.49%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 15.62 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 27.49 | −0.52 pp |
| 2022 | 28.01 | +1.14 pp |
| 2021 | 26.87 | −1.43 pp |
| 2020 | 28.3 | −0.79 pp |
| 2019 | 29.09 | +0.68 pp |
| 2018 | 28.41 | +0.8 pp |
| 2017 | 27.61 | −2.93 pp |
| 2016 | 30.54 | +0.67 pp |
| 2015 | 29.88 | −0.64 pp |
| 2014 | 30.51 | +0.08 pp |
| 2013 | 30.44 | +0.54 pp |
| 2012 | 29.9 | +0.6 pp |
| 2011 | 29.3 | −2.82 pp |
| 2010 | 32.12 | −2.13 pp |
| 2009 | 34.25 | −0.99 pp |
| 2008 | 35.24 | +0.42 pp |
| 2007 | 34.83 | +0.92 pp |
| 2006 | 33.91 | −0.53 pp |
| 2005 | 34.44 | +0.58 pp |
| 2004 | 33.86 | −1.76 pp |
| 2003 | 35.62 | −2.81 pp |
| 2002 | 38.43 | −2.06 pp |
| 2001 | 40.49 | −2.63 pp |
| 2000 | 43.12 | — |
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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