Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Tuvalu in 2023 — 0.04%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.06 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tuvalu
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.04 | −0 pp |
| 2022 | 0.04 | −0.13 pp |
| 2021 | 0.17 | −0.11 pp |
| 2020 | 0.28 | −0.08 pp |
| 2019 | 0.36 | −0.12 pp |
| 2018 | 0.48 | −0.11 pp |
| 2017 | 0.59 | −0.12 pp |
| 2016 | 0.71 | −2.63 pp |
| 2015 | 3.34 | −0.23 pp |
| 2014 | 3.56 | −1.63 pp |
| 2013 | 5.2 | −0.78 pp |
| 2012 | 5.98 | −1.23 pp |
| 2011 | 7.21 | +1.41 pp |
| 2010 | 5.8 | −0.37 pp |
| 2009 | 6.17 | −1.81 pp |
| 2008 | 7.98 | +3.32 pp |
| 2007 | 4.65 | +1.66 pp |
| 2006 | 2.99 | +1.3 pp |
| 2005 | 1.69 | +0.21 pp |
| 2004 | 1.49 | +0.23 pp |
| 2003 | 1.25 | +0 pp |
| 2002 | 1.25 | +0.53 pp |
| 2001 | 0.71 | +0.61 pp |
| 2000 | 0.1 | — |
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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