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DEFINITION
Out of pocket expenditure is any direct outlay by households, including gratuities and in-kind payments, to health practitioners and suppliers of pharmaceuticals, therapeutic appliances, and other goods and services whose primary intent is to contribute to the restoration or enhancement of the health status of individuals or population groups. It is a part of private health expenditure.
Health Statistics > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
= 1
Grenada :
100 %
2004
Health in Grenada
= 1
Burundi :
100 %
2004
Health in Burundi
= 1
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
100 %
2004
Health in Saint Kitts and Nevis
= 1
Dominica :
100 %
2004
Health in Dominica
= 1
Marshall Islands :
100 %
2004
Health in Marshall Islands
= 1
Iceland :
100 %
2004
Health in Iceland
= 1
Palau :
100 %
2004
Health in Palau
= 1
Fiji :
100 %
2004
Health in Fiji
= 1
Maldives :
100 %
2004
Health in Maldives
= 1
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
100 %
2004
Health in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
= 1
Mauritania :
100 %
2004
Health in Mauritania
= 1
Iraq :
100 %
2004
Health in Iraq
= 1
Macedonia, Republic of :
100 %
2004
Health in Macedonia, Republic of
= 1
Guyana :
100 %
2004
Health in Guyana
= 1
Libya :
100 %
2004
Health in Libya
= 1
Gabon :
100 %
2004
Health in Gabon
= 1
Kazakhstan :
100 %
2004
Health in Kazakhstan
= 1
Eritrea :
100 %
2004
Health in Eritrea
= 1
Kiribati :
100 %
2004
Health in Kiribati
= 1
Comoros :
100 %
2004
Health in Comoros
= 1
Korea, North :
100 %
2004
Health in Korea, North
= 1
Congo, Republic of the :
100 %
2004
Health in Congo, Republic of the
= 1
Brunei :
100 %
2004
Health in Brunei
= 1
Somalia :
100 %
2001
Health in Somalia
= 1
Turkmenistan :
100 %
2004
Health in Turkmenistan
= 1
Bhutan :
100 %
2004
Health in Bhutan
= 1
Syria :
100 %
2004
Health in Syria
= 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
100 %
2004
Health in Bosnia and Herzegovina
= 1
Antigua and Barbuda :
100 %
2004
Health in Antigua and Barbuda
= 1
Belize :
100 %
2004
Health in Belize
= 1
Saint Lucia :
100 %
2004
Health in Saint Lucia
= 1
Angola :
100 %
2004
Health in Angola
= 1
São Tomé and Príncipe :
100 %
2004
Health in São Tomé and Príncipe
= 1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
100 %
2004
Health in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
= 1
Sierra Leone :
100 %
2004
Health in Sierra Leone
# 36
Benin :
99.9 %
2004
Health in Benin
= 37
Albania :
99.8 %
2004
Health in Albania
= 37
Cape Verde :
99.8 %
2004
Health in Cape Verde
= 39
Mali :
99.5 %
2004
Health in Mali
= 39
Guinea :
99.5 %
2004
Health in Guinea
# 41
Burma :
99.4 %
2004
Health in Burma
# 42
Egypt :
99 %
2002
Health in Egypt
# 43
Djibouti :
98.6 %
2004
Health in Djibouti
# 44
Liberia :
98.5 %
2004
Health in Liberia
# 45
Latvia :
98.3 %
2004
Health in Latvia
# 46
Sudan :
98.1 %
2004
Health in Sudan
= 47
Bulgaria :
98 %
2004
Health in Bulgaria
= 47
Pakistan :
98 %
2004
Health in Pakistan
# 49
Burkina Faso :
97.9 %
2004
Health in Burkina Faso
# 50
Afghanistan :
97.7 %
2004
Health in Afghanistan
# 51
Tajikistan :
97.3 %
2004
Health in Tajikistan
# 52
Singapore :
96.9 %
2004
Health in Singapore
= 53
San Marino :
96.8 %
2004
Health in San Marino
= 53
Lithuania :
96.8 %
2004
Health in Lithuania
# 55
Uzbekistan :
96.2 %
2004
Health in Uzbekistan
# 56
Moldova :
96 %
2004
Health in Moldova
# 57
Nicaragua :
95.9 %
2004
Health in Nicaragua
# 58
Chad :
95.8 %
2004
Health in Chad
# 59
Greece :
95.7 %
2004
Health in Greece
= 60
Yemen :
95.5 %
2004
Health in Yemen
= 60
Czech Republic :
95.5 %
2004
Health in Czech Republic
# 62
Central African Republic :
95.4 %
2004
Health in Central African Republic
# 63
Norway :
95.2 %
2004
Health in Norway
# 64
Iran :
94.8 %
2004
Health in Iran
# 65
Algeria :
94.6 %
2004
Health in Algeria
= 66
Cameroon :
94.5 %
2004
Health in Cameroon
= 66
Senegal :
94.5 %
2004
Health in Senegal
# 68
Mexico :
94.4 %
2004
Health in Mexico
# 69
Kyrgyzstan :
94.3 %
2004
Health in Kyrgyzstan
# 70
El Salvador :
94.2 %
2004
Health in El Salvador
= 71
Croatia :
93.8 %
2004
Health in Croatia
= 71
India :
93.8 %
2004
Health in India
# 73
Azerbaijan :
93.6 %
2004
Health in Azerbaijan
= 74
Japan :
93.4 %
2004
Health in Japan
= 74
Romania :
93.4 %
2004
Health in Romania
= 74
Cyprus :
93.4 %
2004
Health in Cyprus
# 77
Mongolia :
92.3 %
2004
Health in Mongolia
# 78
Sweden :
92 %
2004
Health in Sweden
# 79
United Kingdom :
91.8 %
2004
Health in United Kingdom
= 80
Ukraine :
90.5 %
2004
Health in Ukraine
= 80
Guatemala :
90.5 %
2004
Health in Guatemala
= 82
Nigeria :
90.4 %
2004
Health in Nigeria
= 82
Kuwait :
90.4 %
2004
Health in Kuwait
# 84
Laos :
90.3 %
2004
Health in Laos
# 85
Malta :
90.2 %
2004
Health in Malta
# 86
Guinea-Bissau :
90 %
2004
Health in Guinea-Bissau
# 87
Poland :
89.6 %
2004
Health in Poland
# 88
Armenia :
89.2 %
2004
Health in Armenia
# 89
Estonia :
88.8 %
2004
Health in Estonia
= 90
Côte d'Ivoire :
88.7 %
2004
Health in Côte d'Ivoire
= 90
Costa Rica :
88.7 %
2004
Health in Costa Rica
# 92
Trinidad and Tobago :
88.5 %
2004
Health in Trinidad and Tobago
= 93
Bangladesh :
88.3 %
2004
Health in Bangladesh
= 93
Venezuela :
88.3 %
2004
Health in Venezuela
# 95
Serbia and Montenegro :
88.2 %
2004
Health in Serbia and Montenegro
# 96
Nepal :
88.1 %
2004
Health in Nepal
= 97
Vietnam :
88 %
2004
Health in Vietnam
= 97
Hungary :
88 %
2004
Health in Hungary
# 99
Georgia :
87.2 %
2004
Health in Georgia
# 100
China :
86.5 %
2004
Health in China
# 101
Qatar :
86.4 %
2004
Health in Qatar
= 102
Ecuador :
85.4 %
2004
Health in Ecuador
= 102
Cambodia :
85.4 %
2004
Health in Cambodia
# 104
Niger :
85.1 %
2004
Health in Niger
= 105
Togo :
84.9 %
2004
Health in Togo
= 105
Tonga :
84.9 %
2004
Health in Tonga
# 107
Italy :
84.4 %
2004
Health in Italy
# 108
Honduras :
84.3 %
2004
Health in Honduras
# 109
Sri Lanka :
84 %
2004
Health in Sri Lanka
# 110
Belgium :
83.5 %
2004
Health in Belgium
# 111
Tanzania :
83.2 %
2004
Health in Tanzania
= 112
Bolivia :
82.5 %
2004
Health in Bolivia
= 112
Panama :
82.5 %
2004
Health in Panama
= 114
Lebanon :
82.2 %
2004
Health in Lebanon
= 114
Monaco :
82.2 %
2004
Health in Monaco
# 116
Kenya :
81.9 %
2004
Health in Kenya
# 117
Denmark :
81.3 %
2004
Health in Denmark
# 118
Spain :
81 %
2004
Health in Spain
= 119
Mauritius :
80.8 %
2004
Health in Mauritius
= 119
Finland :
80.8 %
2004
Health in Finland
# 121
Portugal :
79.4 %
2004
Health in Portugal
# 122
Peru :
79.2 %
2004
Health in Peru
# 123
Barbados :
78.6 %
2004
Health in Barbados
# 124
Ethiopia :
78.3 %
2004
Health in Ethiopia
# 125
Ghana :
78.2 %
2004
Health in Ghana
# 126
Samoa :
78 %
2004
Health in Samoa
# 127
Philippines :
77.9 %
2004
Health in Philippines
= 128
Russia :
76.7 %
2004
Health in Russia
= 128
Switzerland :
76.7 %
2004
Health in Switzerland
# 130
New Zealand :
76.1 %
2004
Health in New Zealand
= 131
Morocco :
76 %
2004
Health in Morocco
= 131
Korea, South :
76 %
2004
Health in Korea, South
# 133
Equatorial Guinea :
75.1 %
2004
Health in Equatorial Guinea
# 134
Israel :
75 %
2004
Health in Israel
= 135
Thailand :
74.7 %
2004
Health in Thailand
= 135
Indonesia :
74.7 %
2004
Health in Indonesia
# 137
Cuba :
74.5 %
2004
Health in Cuba
# 138
Malaysia :
74.1 %
2004
Health in Malaysia
# 139
Jordan :
73.8 %
2004
Health in Jordan
= 140
Slovakia :
73.1 %
2004
Health in Slovakia
= 140
Dominican Republic :
73.1 %
2004
Health in Dominican Republic
# 142
Belarus :
72.7 %
2004
Health in Belarus
# 143
Paraguay :
72.2 %
2004
Health in Paraguay
# 144
Zambia :
71.4 %
2004
Health in Zambia
# 145
United Arab Emirates :
71 %
2004
Health in United Arab Emirates
# 146
Andorra :
70.7 %
2004
Health in Andorra
# 147
Luxembourg :
69.9 %
2004
Health in Luxembourg
# 148
Haiti :
69.6 %
2004
Health in Haiti
# 149
Bahrain :
69.3 %
2004
Health in Bahrain
# 150
Turkey :
69.1 %
2004
Health in Turkey
# 151
Gambia, The :
68.2 %
2004
Health in Gambia, The
# 152
Austria :
67.92 %
2004
Health in Austria
# 153
Ireland :
65.9 %
2004
Health in Ireland
# 154
Brazil :
64.2 %
2004
Health in Brazil
# 155
Jamaica :
63.6 %
2004
Health in Jamaica
# 156
Seychelles :
62.5 %
2004
Health in Seychelles
# 157
Australia :
61.6 %
2004
Health in Australia
# 158
Suriname :
60.2 %
2004
Health in Suriname
= 159
Vanuatu :
57.5 %
2004
Health in Vanuatu
= 159
Germany :
57.5 %
2004
Health in Germany
# 161
Oman :
57.1 %
2004
Health in Oman
# 162
Solomon Islands :
55.9 %
2004
Health in Solomon Islands
# 163
Madagascar :
52.5 %
2004
Health in Madagascar
# 164
Uganda :
51.3 %
2004
Health in Uganda
# 165
Canada :
49.4 %
2004
Health in Canada
# 166
Colombia :
49 %
2004
Health in Colombia
= 167
Zimbabwe :
48.7 %
2004
Health in Zimbabwe
= 167
Argentina :
48.7 %
2004
Health in Argentina
# 169
Papua New Guinea :
46.4 %
2004
Health in Papua New Guinea
# 170
Chile :
45.9 %
2004
Health in Chile
# 171
Bahamas, The :
40.3 %
2004
Health in Bahamas, The
# 172
Swaziland :
40.2 %
2004
Health in Swaziland
# 173
Micronesia, Federated States of :
40 %
2004
Health in Micronesia, Federated States of
# 174
Slovenia :
39.5 %
2004
Health in Slovenia
# 175
Mozambique :
38.5 %
2004
Health in Mozambique
# 176
Rwanda :
36.9 %
2004
Health in Rwanda
# 177
Malawi :
35.2 %
2004
Health in Malawi
# 178
France :
34.9 %
2004
Health in France
# 179
Uruguay :
31.1 %
2004
Health in Uruguay
# 180
Saudi Arabia :
31 %
2004
Health in Saudi Arabia
# 181
Botswana :
27.9 %
2004
Health in Botswana
# 182
East Timor :
25.6 %
2004
Health in East Timor
# 183
United States :
23.8 %
2004
Health in United States
# 184
Netherlands :
20.6 %
2004
Health in Netherlands
# 185
Lesotho :
18.2 %
2004
Health in Lesotho
# 186
Namibia :
18.1 %
2004
Health in Namibia
# 187
South Africa :
17.2 %
2004
Health in South Africa
Weighted average:
81.0 %
DEFINITION: Out of pocket expenditure is any direct outlay by households, including gratuities and in-kind payments, to health practitioners and suppliers of pharmaceuticals, therapeutic appliances, and other goods and services whose primary intent is to contribute to the restoration or enhancement of the health status of individuals or population groups. It is a part of private health expenditure.
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