Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Southern Europe in 2023 — 24.72%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 2.41 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Europe
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 24.72 | +0.56 pp |
| 2022 | 24.15 | −1.96 pp |
| 2021 | 26.12 | +0.45 pp |
| 2020 | 25.67 | −1.02 pp |
| 2019 | 26.69 | −0.42 pp |
| 2018 | 27.11 | −0.38 pp |
| 2017 | 27.49 | +0.97 pp |
| 2016 | 26.52 | −0.5 pp |
| 2015 | 27.03 | −0.15 pp |
| 2014 | 27.18 | +1.08 pp |
| 2013 | 26.1 | +0.35 pp |
| 2012 | 25.75 | −0.11 pp |
| 2011 | 25.87 | +0.9 pp |
| 2010 | 24.96 | −0.08 pp |
| 2009 | 25.04 | −1.45 pp |
| 2008 | 26.49 | −0.02 pp |
| 2007 | 26.51 | +0.14 pp |
| 2006 | 26.37 | −0.01 pp |
| 2005 | 26.38 | −0.28 pp |
| 2004 | 26.66 | +0.71 pp |
| 2003 | 25.96 | −0.62 pp |
| 2002 | 26.57 | −0.17 pp |
| 2001 | 26.74 | −0.39 pp |
| 2000 | 27.13 | — |
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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