Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Western Asia in 2023 — 35.52%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 5.89 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Asia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 35.52 | +0.69 pp |
| 2022 | 34.83 | +1.79 pp |
| 2021 | 33.04 | −0.48 pp |
| 2020 | 33.52 | −1.73 pp |
| 2019 | 35.25 | −1.83 pp |
| 2018 | 37.08 | −0.99 pp |
| 2017 | 38.07 | +1.43 pp |
| 2016 | 36.64 | −1.87 pp |
| 2015 | 38.5 | +1 pp |
| 2014 | 37.5 | +0.44 pp |
| 2013 | 37.06 | −0.57 pp |
| 2012 | 37.63 | +1.46 pp |
| 2011 | 36.17 | −0.18 pp |
| 2010 | 36.35 | −0.07 pp |
| 2009 | 36.42 | −0.76 pp |
| 2008 | 37.18 | −0.65 pp |
| 2007 | 37.83 | −0.53 pp |
| 2006 | 38.36 | −0.44 pp |
| 2005 | 38.8 | −0.81 pp |
| 2004 | 39.6 | −1.66 pp |
| 2003 | 41.26 | +0.76 pp |
| 2002 | 40.5 | +1.67 pp |
| 2001 | 38.84 | −2.57 pp |
| 2000 | 41.41 | — |
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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