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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 (2004) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Belize :
100 %
2004
Health in Belize
# 2
Marshall Islands :
100 %
2004
Health in Marshall Islands
# 3
Grenada :
100 %
2004
Health in Grenada
# 4
Brunei :
100 %
2004
Health in Brunei
# 5
Guyana :
100 %
2004
Health in Guyana
# 6
Saint Lucia :
100 %
2004
Health in Saint Lucia
# 7
Angola :
100 %
2004
Health in Angola
# 8
Burundi :
100 %
2004
Health in Burundi
# 9
Antigua and Barbuda :
100 %
2004
Health in Antigua and Barbuda
# 10
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
100 %
2004
Health in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 11
Iceland :
100 %
2004
Health in Iceland
# 12
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
100 %
2004
Health in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 13
Turkmenistan :
100 %
2004
Health in Turkmenistan
# 14
Korea, North :
100 %
2004
Health in Korea, North
# 15
Gabon :
100 %
2004
Health in Gabon
# 16
Macedonia, Republic of :
100 %
2004
Health in Macedonia, Republic of
# 17
Syria :
100 %
2004
Health in Syria
# 18
Congo, Republic of the :
100 %
2004
Health in Congo, Republic of the
# 19
Iraq :
100 %
2004
Health in Iraq
# 20
Bhutan :
100 %
2004
Health in Bhutan
# 21
Fiji :
100 %
2004
Health in Fiji
# 22
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
100 %
2004
Health in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 23
Sierra Leone :
100 %
2004
Health in Sierra Leone
# 24
Palau :
100 %
2004
Health in Palau
# 25
Kazakhstan :
100 %
2004
Health in Kazakhstan
# 26
Eritrea :
100 %
2004
Health in Eritrea
# 27
São Tomé and Príncipe :
100 %
2004
Health in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 28
Libya :
100 %
2004
Health in Libya
# 29
Kiribati :
100 %
2004
Health in Kiribati
# 30
Dominica :
100 %
2004
Health in Dominica
# 31
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
100 %
2004
Health in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 32
Maldives :
100 %
2004
Health in Maldives
# 33
Comoros :
100 %
2004
Health in Comoros
# 34
Mauritania :
100 %
2004
Health in Mauritania
# 35
Benin :
99.9 %
2004
Health in Benin
# 36
Albania :
99.8 %
2004
Health in Albania
# 37
Cape Verde :
99.8 %
2004
Health in Cape Verde
# 38
Mali :
99.5 %
2004
Health in Mali
# 39
Guinea :
99.5 %
2004
Health in Guinea
# 40
Burma :
99.4 %
2004
Health in Burma
# 41
Djibouti :
98.6 %
2004
Health in Djibouti
# 42
Liberia :
98.5 %
2004
Health in Liberia
# 43
Latvia :
98.3 %
2004
Health in Latvia
# 44
Sudan :
98.1 %
2004
Health in Sudan
# 45
Pakistan :
98 %
2004
Health in Pakistan
# 46
Bulgaria :
98 %
2004
Health in Bulgaria
# 47
Burkina Faso :
97.9 %
2004
Health in Burkina Faso
# 48
Afghanistan :
97.7 %
2004
Health in Afghanistan
# 49
Tajikistan :
97.3 %
2004
Health in Tajikistan
# 50
Singapore :
96.9 %
2004
Health in Singapore
# 51
Lithuania :
96.8 %
2004
Health in Lithuania
# 52
San Marino :
96.8 %
2004
Health in San Marino
# 53
Uzbekistan :
96.2 %
2004
Health in Uzbekistan
# 54
Moldova :
96 %
2004
Health in Moldova
# 55
Nicaragua :
95.9 %
2004
Health in Nicaragua
# 56
Chad :
95.8 %
2004
Health in Chad
# 57
Greece :
95.7 %
2004
Health in Greece
# 58
Czech Republic :
95.5 %
2004
Health in Czech Republic
# 59
Yemen :
95.5 %
2004
Health in Yemen
# 60
Central African Republic :
95.4 %
2004
Health in Central African Republic
# 61
Norway :
95.2 %
2004
Health in Norway
# 62
Iran :
94.8 %
2004
Health in Iran
# 63
Algeria :
94.6 %
2004
Health in Algeria
# 64
Senegal :
94.5 %
2004
Health in Senegal
# 65
Cameroon :
94.5 %
2004
Health in Cameroon
# 66
Mexico :
94.4 %
2004
Health in Mexico
# 67
Kyrgyzstan :
94.3 %
2004
Health in Kyrgyzstan
# 68
El Salvador :
94.2 %
2004
Health in El Salvador
# 69
Croatia :
93.8 %
2004
Health in Croatia
# 70
India :
93.8 %
2004
Health in India
# 71
Azerbaijan :
93.6 %
2004
Health in Azerbaijan
# 72
Romania :
93.4 %
2004
Health in Romania
# 73
Japan :
93.4 %
2004
Health in Japan
# 74
Cyprus :
93.4 %
2004
Health in Cyprus
# 75
Mongolia :
92.3 %
2004
Health in Mongolia
# 76
Sweden :
92 %
2004
Health in Sweden
# 77
United Kingdom :
91.8 %
2004
Health in United Kingdom
# 78
Ukraine :
90.5 %
2004
Health in Ukraine
# 79
Guatemala :
90.5 %
2004
Health in Guatemala
# 80
Nigeria :
90.4 %
2004
Health in Nigeria
# 81
Kuwait :
90.4 %
2004
Health in Kuwait
# 82
Laos :
90.3 %
2004
Health in Laos
# 83
Malta :
90.2 %
2004
Health in Malta
# 84
Guinea-Bissau :
90 %
2004
Health in Guinea-Bissau
# 85
Poland :
89.6 %
2004
Health in Poland
# 86
Armenia :
89.2 %
2004
Health in Armenia
# 87
Estonia :
88.8 %
2004
Health in Estonia
# 88
Costa Rica :
88.7 %
2004
Health in Costa Rica
# 89
Côte d'Ivoire :
88.7 %
2004
Health in Côte d'Ivoire
# 90
Trinidad and Tobago :
88.5 %
2004
Health in Trinidad and Tobago
# 91
Venezuela :
88.3 %
2004
Health in Venezuela
# 92
Bangladesh :
88.3 %
2004
Health in Bangladesh
# 93
Serbia and Montenegro :
88.2 %
2004
Health in Serbia and Montenegro
# 94
Nepal :
88.1 %
2004
Health in Nepal
# 95
Vietnam :
88 %
2004
Health in Vietnam
# 96
Hungary :
88 %
2004
Health in Hungary
# 97
Georgia :
87.2 %
2004
Health in Georgia
# 98
China :
86.5 %
2004
Health in China
# 99
Qatar :
86.4 %
2004
Health in Qatar
# 100
Cambodia :
85.4 %
2004
Health in Cambodia
# 101
Ecuador :
85.4 %
2004
Health in Ecuador
# 102
Niger :
85.1 %
2004
Health in Niger
# 103
Tonga :
84.9 %
2004
Health in Tonga
# 104
Togo :
84.9 %
2004
Health in Togo
# 105
Italy :
84.4 %
2004
Health in Italy
# 106
Honduras :
84.3 %
2004
Health in Honduras
# 107
Sri Lanka :
84 %
2004
Health in Sri Lanka
# 108
Belgium :
83.5 %
2004
Health in Belgium
# 109
Tanzania :
83.2 %
2004
Health in Tanzania
# 110
Panama :
82.5 %
2004
Health in Panama
# 111
Bolivia :
82.5 %
2004
Health in Bolivia
# 112
Lebanon :
82.2 %
2004
Health in Lebanon
# 113
Monaco :
82.2 %
2004
Health in Monaco
# 114
Kenya :
81.9 %
2004
Health in Kenya
# 115
Denmark :
81.3 %
2004
Health in Denmark
# 116
Spain :
81 %
2004
Health in Spain
# 117
Mauritius :
80.8 %
2004
Health in Mauritius
# 118
Finland :
80.8 %
2004
Health in Finland
# 119
Portugal :
79.4 %
2004
Health in Portugal
# 120
Peru :
79.2 %
2004
Health in Peru
# 121
Barbados :
78.6 %
2004
Health in Barbados
# 122
Ethiopia :
78.3 %
2004
Health in Ethiopia
# 123
Ghana :
78.2 %
2004
Health in Ghana
# 124
Samoa :
78 %
2004
Health in Samoa
# 125
Philippines :
77.9 %
2004
Health in Philippines
# 126
Russia :
76.7 %
2004
Health in Russia
# 127
Switzerland :
76.7 %
2004
Health in Switzerland
# 128
New Zealand :
76.1 %
2004
Health in New Zealand
# 129
Morocco :
76 %
2004
Health in Morocco
# 130
Korea, South :
76 %
2004
Health in Korea, South
# 131
Equatorial Guinea :
75.1 %
2004
Health in Equatorial Guinea
# 132
Israel :
75 %
2004
Health in Israel
# 133
Indonesia :
74.7 %
2004
Health in Indonesia
# 134
Thailand :
74.7 %
2004
Health in Thailand
# 135
Cuba :
74.5 %
2004
Health in Cuba
# 136
Malaysia :
74.1 %
2004
Health in Malaysia
# 137
Jordan :
73.8 %
2004
Health in Jordan
# 138
Slovakia :
73.1 %
2004
Health in Slovakia
# 139
Dominican Republic :
73.1 %
2004
Health in Dominican Republic
# 140
Belarus :
72.7 %
2004
Health in Belarus
# 141
Paraguay :
72.2 %
2004
Health in Paraguay
# 142
Zambia :
71.4 %
2004
Health in Zambia
# 143
United Arab Emirates :
71 %
2004
Health in United Arab Emirates
# 144
Andorra :
70.7 %
2004
Health in Andorra
# 145
Luxembourg :
69.9 %
2004
Health in Luxembourg
# 146
Haiti :
69.6 %
2004
Health in Haiti
# 147
Bahrain :
69.3 %
2004
Health in Bahrain
# 148
Turkey :
69.1 %
2004
Health in Turkey
# 149
Gambia, The :
68.2 %
2004
Health in Gambia, The
# 150
Austria :
67.92 %
2004
Health in Austria
# 151
Ireland :
65.9 %
2004
Health in Ireland
# 152
Brazil :
64.2 %
2004
Health in Brazil
# 153
Jamaica :
63.6 %
2004
Health in Jamaica
# 154
Seychelles :
62.5 %
2004
Health in Seychelles
# 155
Australia :
61.6 %
2004
Health in Australia
# 156
Suriname :
60.2 %
2004
Health in Suriname
# 157
Vanuatu :
57.5 %
2004
Health in Vanuatu
# 158
Germany :
57.5 %
2004
Health in Germany
# 159
Oman :
57.1 %
2004
Health in Oman
# 160
Solomon Islands :
55.9 %
2004
Health in Solomon Islands
# 161
Madagascar :
52.5 %
2004
Health in Madagascar
# 162
Uganda :
51.3 %
2004
Health in Uganda
# 163
Canada :
49.4 %
2004
Health in Canada
# 164
Colombia :
49 %
2004
Health in Colombia
# 165
Zimbabwe :
48.7 %
2004
Health in Zimbabwe
# 166
Argentina :
48.7 %
2004
Health in Argentina
# 167
Papua New Guinea :
46.4 %
2004
Health in Papua New Guinea
# 168
Chile :
45.9 %
2004
Health in Chile
# 169
Bahamas, The :
40.3 %
2004
Health in Bahamas, The
# 170
Swaziland :
40.2 %
2004
Health in Swaziland
# 171
Micronesia, Federated States of :
40 %
2004
Health in Micronesia, Federated States of
# 172
Slovenia :
39.5 %
2004
Health in Slovenia
# 173
Mozambique :
38.5 %
2004
Health in Mozambique
# 174
Rwanda :
36.9 %
2004
Health in Rwanda
# 175
Malawi :
35.2 %
2004
Health in Malawi
# 176
France :
34.9 %
2004
Health in France
# 177
Uruguay :
31.1 %
2004
Health in Uruguay
# 178
Saudi Arabia :
31 %
2004
Health in Saudi Arabia
# 179
Botswana :
27.9 %
2004
Health in Botswana
# 180
East Timor :
25.6 %
2004
Health in East Timor
# 181
United States :
23.8 %
2004
Health in United States
# 182
Netherlands :
20.6 %
2004
Health in Netherlands
# 183
Lesotho :
18.2 %
2004
Health in Lesotho
# 184
Namibia :
18.1 %
2004
Health in Namibia
# 185
South Africa :
17.2 %
2004
Health in South Africa
Weighted average:
80.8 %
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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