Out-of-pocket health expenditure — all countries

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Ukraine

Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Ukraine in 2021 — 45.29%. Ranked 156 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 3.1 pp.

2021 45.29% −2.57 pp vs 2020
World rank 156of 193
Period maximum 51.12%2019
Period minimum 36.13%2006

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of health expenditure

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Ukraine, 2000–20213540455055200020032006200920122015201820212000: 48.39%2001: 47.17%2002: 45.12%2003: 41.03%2004: 41.41%2005: 37.96%2006: 36.13%2007: 36.46%2008: 37.79%2009: 37.4%2010: 41.84%2011: 46.31%2012: 43.93%2013: 48.15%2014: 48.13%2015: 48.24%2016: 48.36%2017: 49.18%2018: 50.66%2019: 51.12%2020: 47.86%2021: 45.29%
Change over the period: −3.1 pp Annual average: -0.15 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Ukraine 45.29%
World 16.97%
Eastern Europe computed 25.64%
Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Ukraine, by year Ukraine All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 45.29 −2.57 pp
2020 47.86 −3.26 pp
2019 51.12 +0.46 pp
2018 50.66 +1.48 pp
2017 49.18 +0.82 pp
2016 48.36 +0.12 pp
2015 48.24 +0.11 pp
2014 48.13 −0.02 pp
2013 48.15 +4.22 pp
2012 43.93 −2.38 pp
2011 46.31 +4.47 pp
2010 41.84 +4.45 pp
2009 37.4 −0.39 pp
2008 37.79 +1.33 pp
2007 36.46 +0.32 pp
2006 36.13 −1.83 pp
2005 37.96 −3.45 pp
2004 41.41 +0.38 pp
2003 41.03 −4.09 pp
2002 45.12 −2.05 pp
2001 47.17 −1.23 pp
2000 48.39

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.