Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Western Africa in 2023 — 47.57%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 11.84 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 47.57 | +0.19 pp |
| 2022 | 47.38 | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 47.28 | +0 pp |
| 2020 | 47.28 | −0.29 pp |
| 2019 | 47.57 | −1.07 pp |
| 2018 | 48.65 | +1.07 pp |
| 2017 | 47.58 | −0.08 pp |
| 2016 | 47.66 | +1.57 pp |
| 2015 | 46.09 | −0.05 pp |
| 2014 | 46.14 | −2.05 pp |
| 2013 | 48.19 | −0.81 pp |
| 2012 | 49 | +1.2 pp |
| 2011 | 47.8 | −1.55 pp |
| 2010 | 49.35 | −0.85 pp |
| 2009 | 50.21 | −0.39 pp |
| 2008 | 50.59 | −1.01 pp |
| 2007 | 51.61 | −1.11 pp |
| 2006 | 52.71 | +0.04 pp |
| 2005 | 52.67 | −2.71 pp |
| 2004 | 55.38 | −1.17 pp |
| 2003 | 56.55 | +1.11 pp |
| 2002 | 55.44 | −1.81 pp |
| 2001 | 57.25 | −2.16 pp |
| 2000 | 59.41 | — |
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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