Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Estonia
Estonia: Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity was 7.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
7.2%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
14th
of 26 countries
All-time high
12.3%
in 2006
All-time low
6.1%
in 2012
Years of data
15
2000–2020
Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Estonia, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Estonia stood at 7.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Estonia peaked at 12.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2012.
Estonia ranks 14th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.5% | — |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | +35.2% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | -16.2% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -31.7% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +0.7% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 7.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.4%, 77% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 7.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.2%, 1.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 6.5% | 12.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.1% | 8.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Estonia?
- Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Estonia was 7.2% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2012.
- How does Estonia rank for households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity?
- Estonia ranks 14th out of 26 countries with data for 2020.
- Is households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity to pay for health care (food, housing and utilities approach - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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