Out-of-pocket health expenditure in the United States in 2023 — 10.93%. Ranked 29 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 4.19 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.93 | −0.04 pp |
| 2022 | 10.97 | +0.24 pp |
| 2021 | 10.73 | +0.66 pp |
| 2020 | 10.07 | −1.24 pp |
| 2019 | 11.31 | −0.01 pp |
| 2018 | 11.32 | −0.03 pp |
| 2017 | 11.35 | −0.28 pp |
| 2016 | 11.63 | −0.13 pp |
| 2015 | 11.75 | −0.22 pp |
| 2014 | 11.98 | −0.31 pp |
| 2013 | 12.28 | −0.05 pp |
| 2012 | 12.34 | +0.02 pp |
| 2011 | 12.32 | −0.05 pp |
| 2010 | 12.37 | −0.28 pp |
| 2009 | 12.65 | −0.71 pp |
| 2008 | 13.36 | −0.24 pp |
| 2007 | 13.6 | −0.08 pp |
| 2006 | 13.68 | −0.23 pp |
| 2005 | 13.91 | −0.06 pp |
| 2004 | 13.97 | −0.18 pp |
| 2003 | 14.15 | −0.18 pp |
| 2002 | 14.33 | −0.09 pp |
| 2001 | 14.42 | −0.7 pp |
| 2000 | 15.12 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
United States
10.93
Canada
15.2
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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