Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Melanesia in 2023 — 7.1%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 1.92 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Melanesia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.1 | −0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 7.3 | −4.33 pp |
| 2021 | 11.63 | +0.36 pp |
| 2020 | 11.27 | +1.29 pp |
| 2019 | 9.98 | +0.11 pp |
| 2018 | 9.87 | +0.34 pp |
| 2017 | 9.53 | −1.54 pp |
| 2016 | 11.07 | +0.04 pp |
| 2015 | 11.03 | +1.63 pp |
| 2014 | 9.4 | −0.48 pp |
| 2013 | 9.88 | −1.37 pp |
| 2012 | 11.26 | −1.07 pp |
| 2011 | 12.32 | +0.42 pp |
| 2010 | 11.9 | +0.24 pp |
| 2009 | 11.66 | +2.2 pp |
| 2008 | 9.46 | +0.53 pp |
| 2007 | 8.93 | +0.38 pp |
| 2006 | 8.55 | +0.49 pp |
| 2005 | 8.07 | −0.31 pp |
| 2004 | 8.37 | −0.17 pp |
| 2003 | 8.55 | +0.42 pp |
| 2002 | 8.13 | −1.26 pp |
| 2001 | 9.39 | +0.37 pp |
| 2000 | 9.02 | — |
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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