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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 (2002) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
100 %
2002
Health in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 2
Guyana :
100 %
2002
Health in Guyana
# 3
Antigua and Barbuda :
100 %
2002
Health in Antigua and Barbuda
# 4
Grenada :
100 %
2002
Health in Grenada
# 5
Angola :
100 %
2002
Health in Angola
# 6
Maldives :
100 %
2002
Health in Maldives
# 7
Serbia and Montenegro :
100 %
2002
Health in Serbia and Montenegro
# 8
Turkmenistan :
100 %
2002
Health in Turkmenistan
# 9
Belize :
100 %
2002
Health in Belize
# 10
Libya :
100 %
2002
Health in Libya
# 11
São Tomé and Príncipe :
100 %
2002
Health in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 12
Syria :
100 %
2002
Health in Syria
# 13
Sierra Leone :
100 %
2002
Health in Sierra Leone
# 14
Eritrea :
100 %
2002
Health in Eritrea
# 15
Iceland :
100 %
2002
Health in Iceland
# 16
Macedonia, Republic of :
100 %
2002
Health in Macedonia, Republic of
# 17
Dominica :
100 %
2002
Health in Dominica
# 18
Brunei :
100 %
2002
Health in Brunei
# 19
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
100 %
2002
Health in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 20
Saint Lucia :
100 %
2002
Health in Saint Lucia
# 21
Bhutan :
100 %
2002
Health in Bhutan
# 22
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
100 %
2002
Health in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 23
Iraq :
100 %
2002
Health in Iraq
# 24
Gabon :
100 %
2002
Health in Gabon
# 25
Congo, Republic of the :
100 %
2002
Health in Congo, Republic of the
# 26
Korea, North :
100 %
2002
Health in Korea, North
# 27
Kazakhstan :
100 %
2002
Health in Kazakhstan
# 28
Marshall Islands :
100 %
2002
Health in Marshall Islands
# 29
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
100 %
2002
Health in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 30
Mauritania :
100 %
2002
Health in Mauritania
# 31
Fiji :
100 %
2002
Health in Fiji
# 32
Burundi :
100 %
2002
Health in Burundi
# 33
Kiribati :
100 %
2002
Health in Kiribati
# 34
Palau :
100 %
2002
Health in Palau
# 35
Comoros :
100 %
2002
Health in Comoros
# 36
Benin :
99.9 %
2002
Health in Benin
# 37
Cape Verde :
99.8 %
2002
Health in Cape Verde
# 38
Albania :
99.8 %
2002
Health in Albania
# 39
Mali :
99.6 %
2002
Health in Mali
# 40
Guinea :
99.5 %
2002
Health in Guinea
# 41
Burma :
99.3 %
2002
Health in Burma
# 42
Egypt :
99 %
2002
Health in Egypt
# 43
Djibouti :
98.6 %
2002
Health in Djibouti
# 44
Bulgaria :
98.5 %
2002
Health in Bulgaria
# 45
Liberia :
98.5 %
2002
Health in Liberia
# 46
Lithuania :
98.2 %
2002
Health in Lithuania
# 47
Pakistan :
98 %
2002
Health in Pakistan
# 48
Burkina Faso :
98 %
2002
Health in Burkina Faso
# 49
Tajikistan :
97.5 %
2002
Health in Tajikistan
# 50
Afghanistan :
97.4 %
2002
Health in Afghanistan
# 51
Singapore :
97.2 %
2002
Health in Singapore
# 52
Sudan :
97.2 %
2002
Health in Sudan
# 53
Uzbekistan :
97 %
2002
Health in Uzbekistan
# 54
San Marino :
96.8 %
2002
Health in San Marino
# 55
Chad :
96.5 %
2002
Health in Chad
# 56
Algeria :
95.7 %
2002
Health in Algeria
# 57
Cyprus :
95.7 %
2002
Health in Cyprus
# 58
Central African Republic :
95.5 %
2002
Health in Central African Republic
# 59
Yemen :
95.5 %
2002
Health in Yemen
# 60
Norway :
95.4 %
2002
Health in Norway
# 61
Iran :
95.1 %
2002
Health in Iran
# 62
Nicaragua :
95.1 %
2002
Health in Nicaragua
# 63
Mexico :
94.8 %
2002
Health in Mexico
# 64
Malta :
94.6 %
2002
Health in Malta
# 65
Czech Republic :
94.5 %
2002
Health in Czech Republic
# 66
Latvia :
94.4 %
2002
Health in Latvia
# 67
Senegal :
94.4 %
2002
Health in Senegal
# 68
Greece :
94.3 %
2002
Health in Greece
# 69
Cameroon :
94.2 %
2002
Health in Cameroon
# 70
Kuwait :
93.8 %
2002
Health in Kuwait
# 71
Romania :
93.8 %
2002
Health in Romania
# 72
El Salvador :
93.7 %
2002
Health in El Salvador
# 73
Azerbaijan :
93.7 %
2002
Health in Azerbaijan
# 74
Japan :
93.3 %
2002
Health in Japan
# 75
India :
93.3 %
2002
Health in India
# 76
Denmark :
92.8 %
2002
Health in Denmark
# 77
Moldova :
92.5 %
2002
Health in Moldova
# 78
Sweden :
91.6 %
2002
Health in Sweden
# 79
Kyrgyzstan :
91 %
2002
Health in Kyrgyzstan
# 80
Guatemala :
90.5 %
2002
Health in Guatemala
# 81
Nigeria :
90.4 %
2002
Health in Nigeria
# 82
Ukraine :
90.2 %
2002
Health in Ukraine
# 83
China :
90 %
2002
Health in China
# 84
Laos :
89.5 %
2002
Health in Laos
# 85
Armenia :
89.1 %
2002
Health in Armenia
# 86
Costa Rica :
89 %
2002
Health in Costa Rica
# 87
Qatar :
88.7 %
2002
Health in Qatar
# 88
Nepal :
88.7 %
2002
Health in Nepal
# 89
Côte d'Ivoire :
88.7 %
2002
Health in Côte d'Ivoire
# 90
Hungary :
88.2 %
2002
Health in Hungary
# 91
Poland :
88.2 %
2002
Health in Poland
# 92
Vietnam :
87.7 %
2002
Health in Vietnam
# 93
Estonia :
87.6 %
2002
Health in Estonia
# 94
Bangladesh :
87.5 %
2002
Health in Bangladesh
# 95
Venezuela :
87.3 %
2002
Health in Venezuela
# 96
Mongolia :
87 %
2002
Health in Mongolia
# 97
Trinidad and Tobago :
86.7 %
2002
Health in Trinidad and Tobago
# 98
Niger :
86.1 %
2002
Health in Niger
# 99
Cambodia :
86.1 %
2002
Health in Cambodia
# 100
Ecuador :
85.7 %
2002
Health in Ecuador
# 101
Honduras :
85.5 %
2002
Health in Honduras
# 102
Togo :
84.7 %
2002
Health in Togo
# 103
Italy :
84.2 %
2002
Health in Italy
# 104
Guinea-Bissau :
84 %
2002
Health in Guinea-Bissau
# 105
Belgium :
83.3 %
2002
Health in Belgium
# 106
Tanzania :
82.9 %
2002
Health in Tanzania
# 107
Spain :
82.6 %
2002
Health in Spain
# 108
Lebanon :
82.3 %
2002
Health in Lebanon
# 109
Monaco :
82.1 %
2002
Health in Monaco
# 110
Sri Lanka :
81.6 %
2002
Health in Sri Lanka
# 111
Finland :
81.6 %
2002
Health in Finland
# 112
Panama :
81.6 %
2002
Health in Panama
# 113
Georgia :
80.5 %
2002
Health in Georgia
# 114
Portugal :
80.5 %
2002
Health in Portugal
# 115
United Kingdom :
80.3 %
2002
Health in United Kingdom
# 116
Equatorial Guinea :
80.2 %
2002
Health in Equatorial Guinea
# 117
Paraguay :
80.2 %
2002
Health in Paraguay
# 118
Kenya :
80 %
2002
Health in Kenya
# 119
Korea, South :
79.2 %
2002
Health in Korea, South
# 120
Slovakia :
79 %
2002
Health in Slovakia
# 121
Ethiopia :
78.9 %
2002
Health in Ethiopia
# 122
Bolivia :
78.9 %
2002
Health in Bolivia
# 123
Peru :
78.8 %
2002
Health in Peru
# 124
Israel :
78.3 %
2002
Health in Israel
# 125
Ghana :
78.2 %
2002
Health in Ghana
# 126
Philippines :
78 %
2002
Health in Philippines
# 127
Barbados :
77.2 %
2002
Health in Barbados
# 128
Zambia :
77 %
2002
Health in Zambia
# 129
Morocco :
76.3 %
2002
Health in Morocco
# 130
Tonga :
75.7 %
2002
Health in Tonga
# 131
Indonesia :
75.3 %
2002
Health in Indonesia
# 132
Cuba :
75.2 %
2002
Health in Cuba
# 133
Thailand :
74.8 %
2002
Health in Thailand
# 134
Switzerland :
74.8 %
2002
Health in Switzerland
# 135
Mauritius :
74.8 %
2002
Health in Mauritius
# 136
Russia :
74.6 %
2002
Health in Russia
# 137
Belarus :
74.1 %
2002
Health in Belarus
# 138
Malaysia :
73.6 %
2002
Health in Malaysia
# 139
Jordan :
73.5 %
2002
Health in Jordan
# 140
Samoa :
72.7 %
2002
Health in Samoa
# 141
New Zealand :
72.6 %
2002
Health in New Zealand
# 142
United Arab Emirates :
71.1 %
2002
Health in United Arab Emirates
# 143
Luxembourg :
70.9 %
2002
Health in Luxembourg
# 144
Turkey :
70.7 %
2002
Health in Turkey
# 145
Dominican Republic :
70.6 %
2002
Health in Dominican Republic
# 146
Andorra :
70.6 %
2002
Health in Andorra
# 147
Gambia, The :
70.4 %
2002
Health in Gambia, The
# 148
Haiti :
69.6 %
2002
Health in Haiti
# 149
Austria :
69.35 %
2002
Health in Austria
# 150
Bahrain :
67.7 %
2002
Health in Bahrain
# 151
Croatia :
66.6 %
2002
Health in Croatia
# 152
Brazil :
64.2 %
2002
Health in Brazil
# 153
Seychelles :
62.5 %
2002
Health in Seychelles
# 154
Australia :
62.4 %
2002
Health in Australia
# 155
Jamaica :
61.8 %
2002
Health in Jamaica
# 156
Argentina :
60.3 %
2002
Health in Argentina
# 157
Oman :
57 %
2002
Health in Oman
# 158
Solomon Islands :
55.9 %
2002
Health in Solomon Islands
# 159
Colombia :
55.9 %
2002
Health in Colombia
# 160
Vanuatu :
55.5 %
2002
Health in Vanuatu
# 161
Germany :
55 %
2002
Health in Germany
# 162
Madagascar :
53 %
2002
Health in Madagascar
# 163
Ireland :
53 %
2002
Health in Ireland
# 164
Papua New Guinea :
52.4 %
2002
Health in Papua New Guinea
# 165
Zimbabwe :
51.3 %
2002
Health in Zimbabwe
# 166
Uganda :
51 %
2002
Health in Uganda
# 167
Rwanda :
49.8 %
2002
Health in Rwanda
# 168
Canada :
49.8 %
2002
Health in Canada
# 169
Chile :
47.3 %
2002
Health in Chile
# 170
Suriname :
45.4 %
2002
Health in Suriname
# 171
Malawi :
44.4 %
2002
Health in Malawi
# 172
Swaziland :
41.8 %
2002
Health in Swaziland
# 173
Slovenia :
41.2 %
2002
Health in Slovenia
# 174
Micronesia, Federated States of :
40.9 %
2002
Health in Micronesia, Federated States of
# 175
Bahamas, The :
40.3 %
2002
Health in Bahamas, The
# 176
Mozambique :
38.8 %
2002
Health in Mozambique
# 177
France :
35.8 %
2002
Health in France
# 178
Botswana :
29.7 %
2002
Health in Botswana
# 179
East Timor :
25.6 %
2002
Health in East Timor
# 180
Uruguay :
25 %
2002
Health in Uruguay
# 181
United States :
24.9 %
2002
Health in United States
# 182
Netherlands :
21.4 %
2002
Health in Netherlands
# 183
Lesotho :
18.6 %
2002
Health in Lesotho
# 184
Namibia :
18.1 %
2002
Health in Namibia
# 185
South Africa :
16.8 %
2002
Health in South Africa
Weighted average:
81.1 %
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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