Bangladesh vs Central and Southern Asia: Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household

Bangladesh
41.7%
in 2022
Central and Southern Asia
30.7%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
3rd
Central and Southern Asia rank
3rd

Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Central and Southern Asia
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 41.7% against 30.7% in Central and Southern Asia, a difference of 11.0%.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.4 times Central and Southern Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Central and Southern Asia ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Central and Southern Asia ranks 3rd of 74 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Central and Southern Asia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Central and Southern Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 32.3% 39.8% 7.5% Central and Southern Asia
2010s 32.7% 35.9% 3.2% Central and Southern Asia
2020s 41.7% 30.7% 11.0% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household, Bangladesh or Central and Southern Asia?
Bangladesh, at 41.7% against 30.7% in Central and Southern Asia as of 2022.
What is the difference in proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household between Bangladesh and Central and Southern Asia?
11.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Central and Southern Asia?
5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Central and Southern Asia rank globally for proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household?
Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Central and Southern Asia ranks 3rd of 74 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household expenditure on health exceeding 40% of household discretionary budget, by location, quintile, type of household and characteristics of the head of household (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household expenditure on health exceeding 40% of household discretionary budget, by location, quintile, type of household and characteristics of the head of household (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
88 places, 1,175 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed