Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Southern Africa in 2023 — 8.53%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 9.45 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.53 | +0.18 pp |
| 2022 | 8.35 | −0.37 pp |
| 2021 | 8.72 | −0.41 pp |
| 2020 | 9.13 | +2.28 pp |
| 2019 | 6.85 | −1.82 pp |
| 2018 | 8.68 | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 8.58 | −0.06 pp |
| 2016 | 8.65 | +0.08 pp |
| 2015 | 8.56 | −0.07 pp |
| 2014 | 8.63 | −0.32 pp |
| 2013 | 8.95 | −0.91 pp |
| 2012 | 9.85 | −0.33 pp |
| 2011 | 10.19 | −0.89 pp |
| 2010 | 11.08 | +0.79 pp |
| 2009 | 10.29 | −0.44 pp |
| 2008 | 10.72 | −0.9 pp |
| 2007 | 11.62 | −1.76 pp |
| 2006 | 13.38 | −1.26 pp |
| 2005 | 14.64 | +0.12 pp |
| 2004 | 14.52 | −0.53 pp |
| 2003 | 15.04 | −0.09 pp |
| 2002 | 15.13 | −0.17 pp |
| 2001 | 15.3 | −2.68 pp |
| 2000 | 17.98 | — |
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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