Large household expenditures health by country
Countries reporting
63
Highest
9.1
Nicaragua
Lowest
0.01
Zambia
Median
1.19
Years covered
37
1985–2021
Data points
733
What the numbers show
Large household expenditures health is currently reported for 63 countries. The highest value is 9.1 in Nicaragua; the lowest is 0.01 in Zambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.19, and the mean is 2.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 910.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 2,450.0%), and the largest decrease in Zambia (down 98.1%).
Large household expenditures health: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicaragua | 9.1 | 2014 | up 181.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Georgia | 8.86 | 2021 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 3 | China | 6.94 | 2018 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 4 | India | 6.67 | 2017 | up 139.1% | rising |
| 5 | Egypt | 6.1 | 2017 | up 585.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Armenia | 5.93 | 2021 | up 78.6% | rising |
| 7 | Latvia | 5.7 | 2016 | up 211.5% | rising |
| 8 | Nigeria | 4.09 | 2018 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 9 | Uganda | 3.77 | 2016 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Iran | 3.66 | 2021 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 11 | Mongolia | 3.46 | 2021 | up 1,630.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 3.07 | 2018 | up 303.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Jamaica | 2.88 | 2004 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 14 | South Korea | 2.87 | 2018 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 15 | Lithuania | 2.67 | 2008 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 16 | Israel | 2.61 | 2018 | up 16.5% | flat |
| 17 | Moldova | 2.48 | 2021 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 18 | Tunisia | 2.36 | 2015 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Romania | 2.19 | 2016 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 20 | Nepal | 2.1 | 2016 | up 162.5% | rising |
| 21 | Peru | 2 | 2021 | up 58.7% | falling |
| 21 | Japan | 2 | 2021 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 23 | Poland | 1.96 | 2021 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 24 | Burkina Faso | 1.76 | 2018 | up 183.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Vietnam | 1.73 | 2020 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 26 | Palestine | 1.5 | 2016 | up 117.4% | rising |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 1.5 | 2019 | up 120.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Philippines | 1.41 | 2015 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 29 | Tajikistan | 1.4 | 2018 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 30 | El Salvador | 1.38 | 2019 | — | rising |
| 31 | Mexico | 1.22 | 2020 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 32 | Bolivia | 1.19 | 2021 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Estonia | 1.19 | 2010 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 34 | Belarus | 1.16 | 2021 | up 231.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Ukraine | 1.15 | 2019 | up 40.2% | falling |
| 36 | Spain | 1.12 | 2019 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 37 | Pakistan | 1.02 | 2018 | up 2,450.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Hungary | 0.91 | 2018 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 39 | Morocco | 0.9 | 2019 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Russia | 0.9 | 2020 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Sri Lanka | 0.9 | 2016 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 42 | United States | 0.89 | 2021 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 43 | Czechia | 0.83 | 2019 | up 730.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.83 | 2020 | up 130.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Canada | 0.8 | 2019 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 46 | Montenegro | 0.78 | 2015 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 47 | Turkey | 0.67 | 2019 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 48 | Panama | 0.65 | 2017 | up 124.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Serbia | 0.58 | 2019 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 50 | Ethiopia | 0.57 | 2018 | up 185.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.56 | 2018 | down 85.9% | falling |
| 51 | United Kingdom | 0.56 | 2020 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 53 | Indonesia | 0.35 | 2021 | down 61.5% | rising |
| 54 | Thailand | 0.33 | 2021 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Switzerland | 0.32 | 2017 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 56 | Slovenia | 0.31 | 2018 | up 106.7% | rising |
| 57 | Croatia | 0.26 | 2010 | up 73.3% | rising |
| 58 | Luxembourg | 0.22 | 2021 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Kazakhstan | 0.17 | 2021 | up 466.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Mali | 0.12 | 2021 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Ghana | 0.11 | 2016 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Slovakia | 0.04 | 2015 | down 92.3% | falling |
| 63 | Zambia | 0.01 | 2015 | down 98.1% | volatile |