Proportion of population spending more than 25% of household consumption or income on out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%) by country
Percentage of population with out-of-pocket health spending larger than 25% of total household expenditure
What the numbers show
Proportion of population spending more than 25% of household consumption or income on out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%) is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 9.1% in Nicaragua; the lowest is 0.1% in Kazakhstan.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.1%, and the mean is 1.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 70.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Belarus (up 1,578.2%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 75.3%).
Proportion of population spending more than 25% of household: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicaragua | 9.1% | 2014 | up 182.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Georgia | 9.0% | 2013 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 3 | Latvia | 5.0% | 2010 | up 119.3% | rising |
| 4 | Albania | 4.9% | 2012 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 5 | Armenia | 4.9% | 2013 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 6 | India | 3.9% | 2011 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 7 | Republic of Moldova | 3.6% | 2016 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 8 | Jamaica | 2.9% | 2004 | up 142.7% | rising |
| 9 | Romania | 2.2% | 2016 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 10 | Israel | 1.9% | 2016 | down 29.9% | flat |
| 11 | Viet Nam | 1.9% | 2016 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 12 | United States of America | 1.6% | 2018 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 1.4% | 2016 | up 98.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Philippines | 1.4% | 2015 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 15 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.4% | 2015 | up 246.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Lithuania | 1.4% | 2010 | down 43.7% | flat |
| 17 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.4% | 2015 | down 71.1% | flat |
| 18 | Taiwan, China | 1.4% | 2016 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 19 | Poland | 1.3% | 2016 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 20 | Estonia | 1.2% | 2010 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 21 | Peru | 1.2% | 2015 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 22 | Mali | 1.1% | 2016 | up 61.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Mexico | 1.1% | 2012 | down 67.8% | falling |
| 24 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 1.0% | 2016 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 24 | Kosovo | 1.0% | 2016 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 26 | Palestine, State of | 1.0% | 2016 | up 40.1% | flat |
| 27 | Ukraine | 0.8% | 2014 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 28 | Montenegro | 0.8% | 2015 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 0.8% | 2010 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.7% | 2016 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 31 | Belarus | 0.7% | 2016 | up 1,578.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Japan | 0.6% | 2015 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 33 | Russian Federation | 0.6% | 2014 | up 235.0% | rising |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 0.6% | 2008 | up 169.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Slovenia | 0.5% | 2012 | up 336.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Serbia | 0.5% | 2015 | down 75.3% | falling |
| 37 | Slovakia | 0.5% | 2010 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 38 | Canada | 0.5% | 2010 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 39 | Pakistan | 0.5% | 2015 | up 653.4% | volatile |
| 40 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.5% | 2013 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 41 | Croatia | 0.5% | 2010 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Mongolia | 0.5% | 2012 | up 509.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Indonesia | 0.4% | 2015 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Türkiye | 0.4% | 2016 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 45 | Hungary | 0.3% | 2015 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 46 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% | 2015 | up 76.9% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population with out-of-pocket health spending larger than 25% of total household expenditure