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

Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
26.9%
in 2022
Egypt
36.9%
in 2019
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank
5th
Egypt rank
7th

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

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

Egypt currently reports 36.9% against 26.9% in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, a difference of 10.0%.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.4 times Eastern and South-Eastern Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ahead.

Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 5th and Egypt ranks 7th of 14 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern and South-Eastern Asia Egypt Difference Ahead
2000s 36.0% 27.1% 8.9% Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
2010s 30.4% 35.5% 5.1% Egypt

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, Eastern and South-Eastern Asia or Egypt?
Egypt, at 36.9% against 26.9% in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia as of 2019.
What is the difference in proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household between Eastern and South-Eastern Asia and Egypt?
10.0%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia and Egypt?
5 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2019.
How do Eastern and South-Eastern Asia and Egypt rank globally for proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household?
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 5th and Egypt ranks 7th of 14 groups.
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