Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Northern Africa in 2023 — 42.32%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 6.66 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 42.32 | −0.19 pp |
| 2022 | 42.51 | −0.33 pp |
| 2021 | 42.84 | +1.19 pp |
| 2020 | 41.65 | −4.7 pp |
| 2019 | 46.35 | −0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 46.74 | −0.78 pp |
| 2017 | 47.52 | +0.16 pp |
| 2016 | 47.36 | −0.6 pp |
| 2015 | 47.96 | +2.71 pp |
| 2014 | 45.25 | −1.3 pp |
| 2013 | 46.55 | +0.99 pp |
| 2012 | 45.56 | −2.23 pp |
| 2011 | 47.8 | +1.05 pp |
| 2010 | 46.75 | +2.01 pp |
| 2009 | 44.75 | −2.23 pp |
| 2008 | 46.97 | +0.32 pp |
| 2007 | 46.65 | −0.24 pp |
| 2006 | 46.9 | −0.51 pp |
| 2005 | 47.4 | +0.58 pp |
| 2004 | 46.82 | +0.16 pp |
| 2003 | 46.66 | +0.85 pp |
| 2002 | 45.81 | −1.86 pp |
| 2001 | 47.67 | −1.31 pp |
| 2000 | 48.98 | — |
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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