Afghanistan vs Low income (World Bank): Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure
Afghanistan
77.1%
in 2023
Low income (World Bank)
43.8%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
4th
Low income (World Bank) rank
1st
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure over time
- Afghanistan
- Low income (World Bank)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 77.1% against 43.8% in Low income (World Bank), a difference of 33.3%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.8 times Low income (World Bank)'s.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 4th and Low income (World Bank) ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Low income (World Bank) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.8% | 47.5% | 32.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 43.4% | 32.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 43.6% | 33.2% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure, Afghanistan or Low income (World Bank)?
- Afghanistan, at 77.1% against 43.8% in Low income (World Bank) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure between Afghanistan and Low income (World Bank)?
- 33.3%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Low income (World Bank)?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Low income (World Bank) rank globally for out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure?
- Afghanistan ranks 4th and Low income (World Bank) ranks 1st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.