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