Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Southern Asia in 2023 — 50.46%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 2.15 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Asia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 50.46 | +1.71 pp |
| 2022 | 48.74 | +0.93 pp |
| 2021 | 47.82 | +1.38 pp |
| 2020 | 46.44 | −2.22 pp |
| 2019 | 48.66 | +0.46 pp |
| 2018 | 48.21 | +0.22 pp |
| 2017 | 47.98 | −2.46 pp |
| 2016 | 50.44 | −1.42 pp |
| 2015 | 51.86 | −0.86 pp |
| 2014 | 52.72 | −1.33 pp |
| 2013 | 54.05 | +0.43 pp |
| 2012 | 53.62 | −1.06 pp |
| 2011 | 54.68 | −1.47 pp |
| 2010 | 56.15 | +1.35 pp |
| 2009 | 54.8 | −0.61 pp |
| 2008 | 55.41 | −1 pp |
| 2007 | 56.41 | +2.25 pp |
| 2006 | 54.16 | −1.58 pp |
| 2005 | 55.74 | −0.46 pp |
| 2004 | 56.2 | +0.5 pp |
| 2003 | 55.7 | +2.05 pp |
| 2002 | 53.65 | +2.05 pp |
| 2001 | 51.6 | −1 pp |
| 2000 | 52.6 | — |
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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