Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Middle Africa in 2023 — 40.31%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 11.49 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 40.31 | −0.52 pp |
| 2022 | 40.83 | −1.02 pp |
| 2021 | 41.85 | −1.22 pp |
| 2020 | 43.07 | −4.05 pp |
| 2019 | 47.12 | +0.96 pp |
| 2018 | 46.16 | −1.07 pp |
| 2017 | 47.23 | +2.12 pp |
| 2016 | 45.12 | +1.47 pp |
| 2015 | 43.65 | +1.97 pp |
| 2014 | 41.67 | +0.44 pp |
| 2013 | 41.23 | −0.01 pp |
| 2012 | 41.24 | −2.67 pp |
| 2011 | 43.91 | −1.75 pp |
| 2010 | 45.66 | −2.25 pp |
| 2009 | 47.91 | −1.99 pp |
| 2008 | 49.9 | −2.96 pp |
| 2007 | 52.86 | −1.55 pp |
| 2006 | 54.41 | −1.03 pp |
| 2005 | 55.44 | −1.39 pp |
| 2004 | 56.83 | +0.85 pp |
| 2003 | 55.99 | −4.6 pp |
| 2002 | 60.59 | +5.09 pp |
| 2001 | 55.5 | +3.7 pp |
| 2000 | 51.8 | — |
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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