Out-of-pocket health expenditure in South America in 2023 — 26.19%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 9.07 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South America
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 26.19 | +0.58 pp |
| 2022 | 25.61 | +0.54 pp |
| 2021 | 25.07 | +1.06 pp |
| 2020 | 24.01 | −2.55 pp |
| 2019 | 26.56 | −0.66 pp |
| 2018 | 27.22 | +0.55 pp |
| 2017 | 26.67 | −0.6 pp |
| 2016 | 27.27 | −0.74 pp |
| 2015 | 28.01 | −1.58 pp |
| 2014 | 29.59 | −1.48 pp |
| 2013 | 31.06 | −1.03 pp |
| 2012 | 32.09 | −0.13 pp |
| 2011 | 32.23 | −0.35 pp |
| 2010 | 32.57 | −0.23 pp |
| 2009 | 32.8 | −2.36 pp |
| 2008 | 35.16 | +0.35 pp |
| 2007 | 34.81 | −0.79 pp |
| 2006 | 35.6 | −0.31 pp |
| 2005 | 35.91 | +0.69 pp |
| 2004 | 35.22 | +0.35 pp |
| 2003 | 34.87 | −1.22 pp |
| 2002 | 36.09 | −0.54 pp |
| 2001 | 36.64 | +1.38 pp |
| 2000 | 35.26 | — |
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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