Out-of-pocket health expenditure in the United Kingdom in 2024 — 14.56%. Ranked 11 in the world out of 22. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 3.66 pp.
2000–2024 · % of health expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.56 | −0.07 pp |
| 2023 | 14.63 | +0.25 pp |
| 2022 | 14.38 | +1.36 pp |
| 2021 | 13.02 | +0.61 pp |
| 2020 | 12.41 | −3.63 pp |
| 2019 | 16.04 | −0.14 pp |
| 2018 | 16.18 | +0.35 pp |
| 2017 | 15.83 | +0.15 pp |
| 2016 | 15.68 | −0.19 pp |
| 2015 | 15.87 | +0.12 pp |
| 2014 | 15.74 | −0.02 pp |
| 2013 | 15.76 | +1.59 pp |
| 2012 | 14.17 | +0.82 pp |
| 2011 | 13.34 | +0.17 pp |
| 2010 | 13.17 | +0.78 pp |
| 2009 | 12.4 | −1.09 pp |
| 2008 | 13.48 | −0.94 pp |
| 2007 | 14.43 | +2.08 pp |
| 2006 | 12.35 | −1.08 pp |
| 2005 | 13.43 | −1.27 pp |
| 2004 | 14.7 | −1.46 pp |
| 2003 | 16.15 | −1.24 pp |
| 2002 | 17.39 | −0.66 pp |
| 2001 | 18.05 | −0.17 pp |
| 2000 | 18.22 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Ireland
10.61
Sweden
13.38
Denmark
13.87
United Kingdom
14.56
Iceland
14.88
Estonia
21.38
Lithuania
31.43
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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