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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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Countries
Amount
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Date
#1
Korea, North :
100 %
2004 ...
#2
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
100 %
2004 ...
#3
Belize :
100 %
2004 ...
#4
Congo, Republic of the :
100 %
2004 ...
#5
Marshall Islands :
100 %
2004 ...
#6
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
100 %
2004 ...
#7
Grenada :
100 %
2004 ...
#8
Macedonia, Republic of :
100 %
2004 ...
#9
Brunei :
100 %
2004 ...
#10
Bhutan :
100 %
2004 ...
#11
Guyana :
100 %
2004 ...
#12
Iceland :
100 %
2004 ...
#13
Saint Lucia :
100 %
2004 ...
#14
Turkmenistan :
100 %
2004 ...
#15
Angola :
100 %
2004 ...
#16
Gabon :
100 %
2004 ...
#17
Burundi :
100 %
2004 ...
#18
Syria :
100 %
2004 ...
#19
Antigua and Barbuda :
100 %
2004 ...
#20
Iraq :
100 %
2004 ...
#21
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
100 %
2004 ...
#22
Fiji :
100 %
2004 ...
#23
Sierra Leone :
100 %
2004 ...
#24
Kiribati :
100 %
2004 ...
#25
Comoros :
100 %
2004 ...
#26
Palau :
100 %
2004 ...
#27
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
100 %
2004 ...
#28
Kazakhstan :
100 %
2004 ...
#29
Libya :
100 %
2004 ...
#30
Eritrea :
100 %
2004 ...
#31
Dominica :
100 %
2004 ...
#32
São Tomé and Príncipe :
100 %
2004 ...
#33
Maldives :
100 %
2004 ...
#34
Mauritania :
100 %
2004 ...
#35
Somalia :
100 %
2001 ...
#36
Benin :
99.9 %
2004 ...
#37
Cape Verde :
99.8 %
2004 ...
#38
Albania :
99.8 %
2004 ...
#39
Mali :
99.5 %
2004 ...
#40
Guinea :
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
Bulgaria :
98 %
2004 ...
#48
Pakistan :
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 ...
#54
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 ...
#61
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
Cameroon :
94.5 %
2004 ...
#67
Senegal :
94.5 %
2004 ...
#68
Mexico :
94.4 %
2004 ...
#69
Kyrgyzstan :
94.3 %
2004 ...
#70
El Salvador :
94.2 %
2004 ...
#71
India :
93.8 %
2004 ...
#72
Croatia :
93.8 %
2004 ...
#73
Azerbaijan :
93.6 %
2004 ...
#74
Japan :
93.4 %
2004 ...
#75
Romania :
93.4 %
2004 ...
#76
Cyprus :
93.4 %
2004 ...
#77
Mongolia :
92.3 %
2004 ...
#78
Sweden :
92 %
2004 ...
#79
United Kingdom :
91.8 %
2004 ...
#80
Guatemala :
90.5 %
2004 ...
#81
Ukraine :
90.5 %
2004 ...
#82
Nigeria :
90.4 %
2004 ...
#83
Kuwait :
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 ...
#91
Côte d'Ivoire :
88.7 %
2004 ...
#92
Trinidad and Tobago :
88.5 %
2004 ...
#93
Venezuela :
88.3 %
2004 ...
#94
Bangladesh :
88.3 %
2004 ...
#95
Serbia and Montenegro :
88.2 %
2004 ...
#96
Nepal :
88.1 %
2004 ...
#97
Hungary :
88 %
2004 ...
#98
Vietnam :
88 %
2004 ...
#99
Georgia :
87.2 %
2004 ...
#100
China :
86.5 %
2004 ...
#101
Qatar :
86.4 %
2004 ...
#102
Cambodia :
85.4 %
2004 ...
#103
Ecuador :
85.4 %
2004 ...
#104
Niger :
85.1 %
2004 ...
#105
Togo :
84.9 %
2004 ...
#106
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
Bolivia :
82.5 %
2004 ...
#113
Panama :
82.5 %
2004 ...
#114
Monaco :
82.2 %
2004 ...
#115
Lebanon :
82.2 %
2004 ...
#116
Kenya :
81.9 %
2004 ...
#117
Denmark :
81.3 %
2004 ...
#118
Spain :
81 %
2004 ...
#119
Mauritius :
80.8 %
2004 ...
#120
Finland :
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 ...
#129
Switzerland :
76.7 %
2004 ...