Iraq vs Sierra Leone: Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure
Iraq
54.0%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
54.5%
in 2023
Iraq rank
27th
Sierra Leone rank
25th
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure over time
- Iraq
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 54.5% against 54.0% in Iraq, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Iraq ranks 27th and Sierra Leone ranks 25th of 194 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.1% | 71.2% | 40.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 53.0% | 1.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 53.3% | 0.4% | Sierra Leone |
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, Iraq or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 54.5% against 54.0% in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure between Iraq and Sierra Leone?
- 0.5%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sierra Leone?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Sierra Leone rank globally for out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure?
- Iraq ranks 27th and Sierra Leone ranks 25th 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.