Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Uruguay in 2023 — 17.1%. Ranked 58 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 8.07 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uruguay
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17.1 | +0.77 pp |
| 2022 | 16.33 | +0.51 pp |
| 2021 | 15.81 | −0.93 pp |
| 2020 | 16.74 | +1.28 pp |
| 2019 | 15.46 | −0.79 pp |
| 2018 | 16.25 | −0.25 pp |
| 2017 | 16.5 | +0.06 pp |
| 2016 | 16.44 | −0.48 pp |
| 2015 | 16.92 | −0.17 pp |
| 2014 | 17.1 | −0.6 pp |
| 2013 | 17.69 | −0.77 pp |
| 2012 | 18.46 | −0.97 pp |
| 2011 | 19.43 | −1.04 pp |
| 2010 | 20.47 | −0.28 pp |
| 2009 | 20.75 | −0.54 pp |
| 2008 | 21.29 | −2.07 pp |
| 2007 | 23.36 | −0.41 pp |
| 2006 | 23.77 | −2.17 pp |
| 2005 | 25.94 | +1.65 pp |
| 2004 | 24.3 | +2.94 pp |
| 2003 | 21.36 | −0.34 pp |
| 2002 | 21.7 | −2.37 pp |
| 2001 | 24.06 | −1.1 pp |
| 2000 | 25.17 | — |
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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