Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Suriname in 2023 — 19.72%. Ranked 64 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 4.32 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Suriname
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 19.72 | +3.62 pp |
| 2022 | 16.1 | −2.76 pp |
| 2021 | 18.86 | +0.91 pp |
| 2020 | 17.95 | +2.45 pp |
| 2019 | 15.51 | −3.17 pp |
| 2018 | 18.67 | −7.71 pp |
| 2017 | 26.38 | +4.56 pp |
| 2016 | 21.82 | −0.18 pp |
| 2015 | 22 | −6.98 pp |
| 2014 | 28.98 | +1.11 pp |
| 2013 | 27.87 | −0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 28.27 | +1.07 pp |
| 2011 | 27.2 | +3.62 pp |
| 2010 | 23.58 | +1.61 pp |
| 2009 | 21.97 | −2.31 pp |
| 2008 | 24.28 | +4.78 pp |
| 2007 | 19.5 | +1.42 pp |
| 2006 | 18.08 | −2.78 pp |
| 2005 | 20.86 | +0.16 pp |
| 2004 | 20.7 | −2.85 pp |
| 2003 | 23.55 | +0.54 pp |
| 2002 | 23.01 | −4.32 pp |
| 2001 | 27.33 | +11.93 pp |
| 2000 | 15.4 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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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