Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Western Europe in 2024 — 11.34%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 5.01 pp.
2000–2024 · % of health expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.34 | −3.77 pp |
| 2023 | 15.11 | +0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 14.91 | +0.28 pp |
| 2021 | 14.64 | +0.43 pp |
| 2020 | 14.21 | −1.49 pp |
| 2019 | 15.69 | −0.26 pp |
| 2018 | 15.95 | −0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 16.06 | +0.26 pp |
| 2016 | 15.8 | −0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 15.9 | −0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 16.1 | +0.13 pp |
| 2013 | 15.97 | +0.36 pp |
| 2012 | 15.61 | +0.11 pp |
| 2011 | 15.51 | −0.03 pp |
| 2010 | 15.54 | −0.01 pp |
| 2009 | 15.55 | +0.02 pp |
| 2008 | 15.53 | +0.01 pp |
| 2007 | 15.52 | −0.44 pp |
| 2006 | 15.96 | +0.15 pp |
| 2005 | 15.81 | −0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 16.01 | +0.06 pp |
| 2003 | 15.95 | −0.08 pp |
| 2002 | 16.03 | −0.02 pp |
| 2001 | 16.05 | −0.29 pp |
| 2000 | 16.35 | — |
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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