Proportion of population pushed by out-of-pocket health care expenditure below the societal poverty line, defined as the higher of the $1.90 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line and a 50% of median consumption poverty line (%) by country
Countries reporting
46
Highest
5.7%
Georgia
Lowest
0.3%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Median
1.6%
Years covered
35
1984–2018
Data points
445
What the numbers show
Proportion of population pushed by out-of-pocket health care expenditure below the societal poverty line, defined as the higher of the $1.90 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line and a 50% of median consumption poverty line (%) is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 5.7% in Georgia; the lowest is 0.3% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.6%, and the mean is 1.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 17.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Croatia (up 146.9%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 64.2%).
Proportion of population pushed by out-of-pocket health care: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 5.7% | 2013 | up 119.8% | rising |
| 2 | Nicaragua | 5.2% | 2014 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 3 | India | 4.8% | 2011 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 4 | Republic of Moldova | 3.7% | 2016 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 3.7% | 2016 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 6 | Albania | 3.3% | 2012 | down 40.7% | flat |
| 7 | Latvia | 3.0% | 2010 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 8 | Armenia | 2.7% | 2013 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 9 | Jamaica | 2.6% | 2004 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 10 | Pakistan | 2.4% | 2015 | down 28.3% | flat |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 2.3% | 2010 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Poland | 2.3% | 2016 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 13 | Viet Nam | 2.2% | 2016 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 14 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 2.1% | 2016 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 14 | Kosovo | 2.1% | 2016 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 16 | Romania | 2.1% | 2016 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 17 | Mali | 2.0% | 2016 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 18 | Serbia | 2.0% | 2015 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 19 | Montenegro | 1.8% | 2015 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 20 | Lithuania | 1.8% | 2010 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 21 | Taiwan, China | 1.7% | 2016 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 22 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.6% | 2015 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 23 | Russian Federation | 1.6% | 2014 | up 126.2% | rising |
| 24 | United States of America | 1.5% | 2018 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 25 | Palestine, State of | 1.5% | 2016 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.5% | 2015 | up 42.5% | falling |
| 27 | Israel | 1.4% | 2016 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 28 | Peru | 1.4% | 2015 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 29 | Slovakia | 1.4% | 2010 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 30 | Philippines | 1.3% | 2015 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | 1.3% | 2015 | up 124.5% | rising |
| 32 | Belarus | 1.3% | 2016 | up 33.1% | flat |
| 33 | Estonia | 1.1% | 2010 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 34 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.1% | 2016 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 35 | Hungary | 1.1% | 2015 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 36 | Ukraine | 1.1% | 2014 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 37 | Japan | 1.1% | 2015 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 38 | North Macedonia | 1.0% | 2008 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 39 | Canada | 1.0% | 2010 | up 70.2% | rising |
| 40 | Croatia | 0.9% | 2010 | up 146.9% | rising |
| 41 | Indonesia | 0.9% | 2015 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 42 | Slovenia | 0.8% | 2012 | up 106.8% | rising |
| 43 | Türkiye | 0.8% | 2016 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 44 | Mexico | 0.8% | 2012 | down 64.2% | falling |
| 45 | Mongolia | 0.5% | 2012 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 46 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.3% | 2013 | up 3.7% | falling |