Bangladesh vs Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household

Bangladesh
41.7%
in 2022
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
26.9%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
3rd
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank
5th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 41.7% against 26.9% in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, a difference of 14.8%.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.6 times Eastern and South-Eastern Asia's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 5th of 74 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Eastern and South-Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 32.3% 38.4% 6.1% Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
2010s 32.7% 32.3% 0.4% Bangladesh
2020s 41.7% 26.9% 14.8% 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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
Bangladesh, at 41.7% against 26.9% in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia as of 2022.
What is the difference in proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household between Bangladesh and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
14.8%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank globally for proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household?
Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 5th 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