Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Eastern Europe in 2023 — 24.05%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 4.05 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Europe
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 24.05 | −0.33 pp |
| 2022 | 24.38 | −1.26 pp |
| 2021 | 25.64 | −0.21 pp |
| 2020 | 25.85 | −2.86 pp |
| 2019 | 28.71 | −0.64 pp |
| 2018 | 29.35 | −1.24 pp |
| 2017 | 30.59 | −0.26 pp |
| 2016 | 30.85 | −0.81 pp |
| 2015 | 31.66 | +1.53 pp |
| 2014 | 30.13 | −0.98 pp |
| 2013 | 31.11 | −0.05 pp |
| 2012 | 31.16 | −0.6 pp |
| 2011 | 31.76 | +2.03 pp |
| 2010 | 29.73 | −0.44 pp |
| 2009 | 30.17 | +0.53 pp |
| 2008 | 29.63 | +0.38 pp |
| 2007 | 29.25 | +0.15 pp |
| 2006 | 29.11 | +1.11 pp |
| 2005 | 28 | −0.33 pp |
| 2004 | 28.34 | +1.09 pp |
| 2003 | 27.25 | −0.6 pp |
| 2002 | 27.85 | −1.41 pp |
| 2001 | 29.26 | +1.15 pp |
| 2000 | 28.11 | — |
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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