Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Northern Europe in 2023 — 18.35%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 2.94 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern Europe
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18.35 | +0.17 pp |
| 2022 | 18.18 | +0.67 pp |
| 2021 | 17.51 | −0.22 pp |
| 2020 | 17.72 | −1.73 pp |
| 2019 | 19.45 | −0.58 pp |
| 2018 | 20.03 | −0.53 pp |
| 2017 | 20.56 | −0.14 pp |
| 2016 | 20.7 | +0.28 pp |
| 2015 | 20.42 | +0.22 pp |
| 2014 | 20.2 | −0.12 pp |
| 2013 | 20.32 | +0.45 pp |
| 2012 | 19.87 | +0.65 pp |
| 2011 | 19.21 | −0.51 pp |
| 2010 | 19.73 | +0.47 pp |
| 2009 | 19.26 | −0.07 pp |
| 2008 | 19.33 | −0.36 pp |
| 2007 | 19.69 | −0.39 pp |
| 2006 | 20.08 | −0.91 pp |
| 2005 | 20.99 | +0.08 pp |
| 2004 | 20.91 | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 20.81 | +0.01 pp |
| 2002 | 20.8 | −0.5 pp |
| 2001 | 21.29 | +0.01 pp |
| 2000 | 21.29 | — |
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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