Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025) was 16.8% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
16.8%
World rank
22nd
of 41 countries
All-time high
16.8%
in 2022
All-time low
7.6%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2003–2022
Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025) in Bhutan, 2003–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 16.8% for financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 66.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) in Bhutan peaked at 16.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2017.
Bhutan ranks 22nd of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 13.1% | — |
| 2007 | 13.7% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | -26.6% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | -24.9% |
| 2022 | 16.8% | +121.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 16.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.1%, 58% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 13.1% | 13.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.6% | 10.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 16.8% | 16.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More health data for Bhutan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0915 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,531 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2986 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0299 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) in Bhutan?
- Financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) in Bhutan was 16.8% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2017.
- How does Bhutan rank for financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025)?
- Bhutan ranks 22nd out of 41 countries with data for 2022.
- Is financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025 definition): population (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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