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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 (2003) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
100 %
2003
Health in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 2
Iraq :
100 %
2003
Health in Iraq
# 3
Congo, Republic of the :
100 %
2003
Health in Congo, Republic of the
# 4
Antigua and Barbuda :
100 %
2003
Health in Antigua and Barbuda
# 5
Angola :
100 %
2003
Health in Angola
# 6
Korea, North :
100 %
2003
Health in Korea, North
# 7
Turkmenistan :
100 %
2003
Health in Turkmenistan
# 8
Guyana :
100 %
2003
Health in Guyana
# 9
Kiribati :
100 %
2003
Health in Kiribati
# 10
Syria :
100 %
2003
Health in Syria
# 11
Maldives :
100 %
2003
Health in Maldives
# 12
Iceland :
100 %
2003
Health in Iceland
# 13
Belize :
100 %
2003
Health in Belize
# 14
Kazakhstan :
100 %
2003
Health in Kazakhstan
# 15
Sierra Leone :
100 %
2003
Health in Sierra Leone
# 16
Macedonia, Republic of :
100 %
2003
Health in Macedonia, Republic of
# 17
São Tomé and Príncipe :
100 %
2003
Health in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 18
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
100 %
2003
Health in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 19
Libya :
100 %
2003
Health in Libya
# 20
Bhutan :
100 %
2003
Health in Bhutan
# 21
Saint Lucia :
100 %
2003
Health in Saint Lucia
# 22
Eritrea :
100 %
2003
Health in Eritrea
# 23
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
100 %
2003
Health in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 24
Comoros :
100 %
2003
Health in Comoros
# 25
Brunei :
100 %
2003
Health in Brunei
# 26
Marshall Islands :
100 %
2003
Health in Marshall Islands
# 27
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
100 %
2003
Health in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 28
Mauritania :
100 %
2003
Health in Mauritania
# 29
Burundi :
100 %
2003
Health in Burundi
# 30
Fiji :
100 %
2003
Health in Fiji
# 31
Dominica :
100 %
2003
Health in Dominica
# 32
Gabon :
100 %
2003
Health in Gabon
# 33
Grenada :
100 %
2003
Health in Grenada
# 34
Palau :
100 %
2003
Health in Palau
# 35
Benin :
99.9 %
2003
Health in Benin
# 36
Albania :
99.8 %
2003
Health in Albania
# 37
Cape Verde :
99.7 %
2003
Health in Cape Verde
# 38
Burma :
99.4 %
2003
Health in Burma
# 39
Guinea :
99.4 %
2003
Health in Guinea
# 40
Mali :
98.6 %
2003
Health in Mali
# 41
Djibouti :
98.6 %
2003
Health in Djibouti
# 42
Liberia :
98.5 %
2003
Health in Liberia
# 43
Pakistan :
98 %
2003
Health in Pakistan
# 44
Afghanistan :
97.8 %
2003
Health in Afghanistan
# 45
Czech Republic :
97.7 %
2003
Health in Czech Republic
# 46
Bulgaria :
97.6 %
2003
Health in Bulgaria
# 47
Tajikistan :
97.5 %
2003
Health in Tajikistan
# 48
Sudan :
97.5 %
2003
Health in Sudan
# 49
Singapore :
96.9 %
2003
Health in Singapore
# 50
San Marino :
96.8 %
2003
Health in San Marino
# 51
Latvia :
96.8 %
2003
Health in Latvia
# 52
Lithuania :
96.6 %
2003
Health in Lithuania
# 53
Chad :
96.3 %
2003
Health in Chad
# 54
Uzbekistan :
96.2 %
2003
Health in Uzbekistan
# 55
Burkina Faso :
95.7 %
2003
Health in Burkina Faso
# 56
Nicaragua :
95.5 %
2003
Health in Nicaragua
# 57
Yemen :
95.5 %
2003
Health in Yemen
# 58
Central African Republic :
95.3 %
2003
Health in Central African Republic
# 59
Algeria :
95.3 %
2003
Health in Algeria
# 60
Norway :
95 %
2003
Health in Norway
# 61
Iran :
94.8 %
2003
Health in Iran
# 62
Mexico :
94.7 %
2003
Health in Mexico
# 63
Cameroon :
94.4 %
2003
Health in Cameroon
# 64
Greece :
94.3 %
2003
Health in Greece
# 65
Romania :
94.2 %
2003
Health in Romania
# 66
Senegal :
94.2 %
2003
Health in Senegal
# 67
El Salvador :
93.7 %
2003
Health in El Salvador
# 68
Azerbaijan :
93.6 %
2003
Health in Azerbaijan
# 69
India :
93.5 %
2003
Health in India
# 70
Japan :
93.4 %
2003
Health in Japan
# 71
Moldova :
93.4 %
2003
Health in Moldova
# 72
Kyrgyzstan :
93 %
2003
Health in Kyrgyzstan
# 73
Sweden :
92.9 %
2003
Health in Sweden
# 74
Cyprus :
92.6 %
2003
Health in Cyprus
# 75
Croatia :
92.6 %
2003
Health in Croatia
# 76
Laos :
92.5 %
2003
Health in Laos
# 77
Malta :
92.3 %
2003
Health in Malta
# 78
Guatemala :
91.9 %
2003
Health in Guatemala
# 79
Mongolia :
91.6 %
2003
Health in Mongolia
# 80
Kuwait :
91.4 %
2003
Health in Kuwait
# 81
United Kingdom :
91 %
2003
Health in United Kingdom
# 82
Denmark :
90.9 %
2003
Health in Denmark
# 83
Nigeria :
90.4 %
2003
Health in Nigeria
# 84
Armenia :
90.1 %
2003
Health in Armenia
# 85
Ukraine :
89.8 %
2003
Health in Ukraine
# 86
Nepal :
89.5 %
2003
Health in Nepal
# 87
Hungary :
88.9 %
2003
Health in Hungary
# 88
Côte d'Ivoire :
88.7 %
2003
Health in Côte d'Ivoire
# 89
Costa Rica :
88.7 %
2003
Health in Costa Rica
# 90
Trinidad and Tobago :
88.7 %
2003
Health in Trinidad and Tobago
# 91
Estonia :
88.3 %
2003
Health in Estonia
# 92
Poland :
88 %
2003
Health in Poland
# 93
China :
87.6 %
2003
Health in China
# 94
Bangladesh :
87.5 %
2003
Health in Bangladesh
# 95
Qatar :
87.5 %
2003
Health in Qatar
# 96
Serbia and Montenegro :
87.3 %
2003
Health in Serbia and Montenegro
# 97
Venezuela :
87.3 %
2003
Health in Venezuela
# 98
Vietnam :
86.5 %
2003
Health in Vietnam
# 99
Niger :
86.3 %
2003
Health in Niger
# 100
Ecuador :
86.1 %
2003
Health in Ecuador
# 101
Togo :
85 %
2003
Health in Togo
# 102
Georgia :
84.8 %
2003
Health in Georgia
# 103
Italy :
84.6 %
2003
Health in Italy
# 104
Tonga :
84.3 %
2003
Health in Tonga
# 105
Honduras :
84.2 %
2003
Health in Honduras
# 106
Guinea-Bissau :
83.7 %
2003
Health in Guinea-Bissau
# 107
Belgium :
83.5 %
2003
Health in Belgium
# 108
Tanzania :
83 %
2003
Health in Tanzania
# 109
Monaco :
82.9 %
2003
Health in Monaco
# 110
Kenya :
82.5 %
2003
Health in Kenya
# 111
Lebanon :
82.2 %
2003
Health in Lebanon
# 112
Panama :
82.2 %
2003
Health in Panama
# 113
Finland :
81.4 %
2003
Health in Finland
# 114
Spain :
81.2 %
2003
Health in Spain
# 115
Sri Lanka :
80.9 %
2003
Health in Sri Lanka
# 116
Equatorial Guinea :
80.5 %
2003
Health in Equatorial Guinea
# 117
Mauritius :
79.6 %
2003
Health in Mauritius
# 118
Barbados :
79.5 %
2003
Health in Barbados
# 119
Bolivia :
79.3 %
2003
Health in Bolivia
# 120
Peru :
79 %
2003
Health in Peru
# 121
Portugal :
78.8 %
2003
Health in Portugal
# 122
Ghana :
78.6 %
2003
Health in Ghana
# 123
Philippines :
78.5 %
2003
Health in Philippines
# 124
Ethiopia :
78 %
2003
Health in Ethiopia
# 125
Samoa :
77.9 %
2003
Health in Samoa
# 126
Cambodia :
76.8 %
2003
Health in Cambodia
# 127
Korea, South :
76.7 %
2003
Health in Korea, South
# 128
Israel :
76.1 %
2003
Health in Israel
# 129
Morocco :
76.1 %
2003
Health in Morocco
# 130
Indonesia :
76 %
2003
Health in Indonesia
# 131
Switzerland :
76 %
2003
Health in Switzerland
# 132
Russia :
75.8 %
2003
Health in Russia
# 133
Zambia :
75.5 %
2003
Health in Zambia
# 134
Cuba :
75.2 %
2003
Health in Cuba
# 135
Paraguay :
74.6 %
2003
Health in Paraguay
# 136
Thailand :
74.5 %
2003
Health in Thailand
# 137
Belarus :
74 %
2003
Health in Belarus
# 138
Malaysia :
73.8 %
2003
Health in Malaysia
# 139
Jordan :
73.6 %
2003
Health in Jordan
# 140
New Zealand :
72.1 %
2003
Health in New Zealand
# 141
Dominican Republic :
71.9 %
2003
Health in Dominican Republic
# 142
Andorra :
71.1 %
2003
Health in Andorra
# 143
Luxembourg :
71.1 %
2003
Health in Luxembourg
# 144
United Arab Emirates :
70.2 %
2003
Health in United Arab Emirates
# 145
Turkey :
69.9 %
2003
Health in Turkey
# 146
Haiti :
69.6 %
2003
Health in Haiti
# 147
Austria :
69.41 %
2003
Health in Austria
# 148
Gambia, The :
68.2 %
2003
Health in Gambia, The
# 149
Bahrain :
67.4 %
2003
Health in Bahrain
# 150
Slovakia :
67 %
2003
Health in Slovakia
# 151
Jamaica :
64.7 %
2003
Health in Jamaica
# 152
Brazil :
64.2 %
2003
Health in Brazil
# 153
Seychelles :
62.5 %
2003
Health in Seychelles
# 154
Australia :
60.7 %
2003
Health in Australia
# 155
Ireland :
60.7 %
2003
Health in Ireland
# 156
Vanuatu :
57.5 %
2003
Health in Vanuatu
# 157
Oman :
56.1 %
2003
Health in Oman
# 158
Solomon Islands :
55.9 %
2003
Health in Solomon Islands
# 159
Argentina :
55.6 %
2003
Health in Argentina
# 160
Germany :
55.2 %
2003
Health in Germany
# 161
Madagascar :
52.9 %
2003
Health in Madagascar
# 162
Uganda :
52.8 %
2003
Health in Uganda
# 163
Suriname :
51.8 %
2003
Health in Suriname
# 164
Papua New Guinea :
50.9 %
2003
Health in Papua New Guinea
# 165
Zimbabwe :
49.4 %
2003
Health in Zimbabwe
# 166
Canada :
48.6 %
2003
Health in Canada
# 167
Colombia :
47.2 %
2003
Health in Colombia
# 168
Chile :
46.2 %
2003
Health in Chile
# 169
Swaziland :
42.5 %
2003
Health in Swaziland
# 170
Bahamas, The :
40.5 %
2003
Health in Bahamas, The
# 171
Micronesia, Federated States of :
40 %
2003
Health in Micronesia, Federated States of
# 172
Slovenia :
38.9 %
2003
Health in Slovenia
# 173
Mozambique :
38.7 %
2003
Health in Mozambique
# 174
Malawi :
37.6 %
2003
Health in Malawi
# 175
Rwanda :
36.8 %
2003
Health in Rwanda
# 176
France :
35.6 %
2003
Health in France
# 177
Botswana :
28.8 %
2003
Health in Botswana
# 178
East Timor :
25.6 %
2003
Health in East Timor
# 179
Uruguay :
25 %
2003
Health in Uruguay
# 180
United States :
24.3 %
2003
Health in United States
# 181
Netherlands :
21.2 %
2003
Health in Netherlands
# 182
Lesotho :
18.2 %
2003
Health in Lesotho
# 183
Namibia :
18.1 %
2003
Health in Namibia
# 184
South Africa :
17.1 %
2003
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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"Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health (2003) by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/hea_out_hea_exp_of_pri_exp_on_hea-health-out-pocket-expenditure-private&date=2003
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