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Out-of-pocket health expenditure — all countries

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Syria

Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Syria in 2023 — 72.4%. Ranked 188 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 8.33 pp.

2023 72.4% +12.46 pp vs 2022
World rank 188of 192
Period maximum 72.4%2023
Period minimum 41.66%2019

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of health expenditure

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Syria, 2000–202340506070802000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 64.07%2001: 58.16%2002: 53.99%2003: 51.56%2004: 51.81%2005: 49.29%2006: 51.21%2007: 51.69%2008: 52.76%2009: 53.58%2010: 51.97%2011: 50.7%2012: 50.8%2013: 44.74%2014: 46.92%2015: 44.63%2016: 45.03%2017: 43.8%2018: 43.08%2019: 41.66%2020: 48.34%2021: 59.46%2022: 59.94%2023: 72.4%
Change over the period: +8.33 pp Annual average: 0.36 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Syria

Syria 72.4%
World 17.33%
Middle East & North Africa 28.25%
Western Asia computed 35.52%
Low-income countries computed 44.09%
Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 72.4 +12.46 pp
2022 59.94 +0.48 pp
2021 59.46 +11.12 pp
2020 48.34 +6.68 pp
2019 41.66 −1.41 pp
2018 43.08 −0.73 pp
2017 43.8 −1.23 pp
2016 45.03 +0.4 pp
2015 44.63 −2.29 pp
2014 46.92 +2.19 pp
2013 44.74 −6.06 pp
2012 50.8 +0.1 pp
2011 50.7 −1.27 pp
2010 51.97 −1.61 pp
2009 53.58 +0.82 pp
2008 52.76 +1.07 pp
2007 51.69 +0.48 pp
2006 51.21 +1.92 pp
2005 49.29 −2.52 pp
2004 51.81 +0.25 pp
2003 51.56 −2.43 pp
2002 53.99 −4.17 pp
2001 58.16 −5.91 pp
2000 64.07 —

Western Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

OM Oman 6.31 QA Qatar 7.43 AE United Arab Emirates 9.67 KW Kuwait 10 SA Saudi Arabia 14.12 CY Cyprus 17.94 TR Türkiye 19.05 IL Israel 20.49 BH Bahrain 28.66 LB Lebanon 29.7 JO Jordan 34.47 PS Palestine 42.07 IQ Iraq 53.98 GE Georgia 58.76 AZ Azerbaijan 64.63 YE Yemen 69.13 SY Syria 72.4 AM Armenia 80.47
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About the indicator

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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