Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or income on out-of-pocket health care expenditure by country
Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or income on out-of-pocket health care expenditure. Out-of-pocket health expenditure is defined as any spending incurred by a household when any member uses a health good or service to receive any type of care (preventive, curative, rehabilitative,...
What the numbers show
Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or income on out-of-pocket health care expenditure is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 15,100,000.0% in United States of America; the lowest is 55,000.0% in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 924,500.0%, and the mean is 2,848,833.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 275.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in North Macedonia (up 286.2%), and the largest decrease in Pakistan (down 79.2%).
Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 15,100,000.0% | 2013 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 2 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 12,200,000.0% | 2013 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 9,308,000.0% | 2015 | up 91.9% | rising |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 8,903,000.0% | 2014 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 5 | Mexico | 8,613,000.0% | 2012 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 7,005,000.0% | 2014 | up 99.4% | rising |
| 7 | Korea | 6,638,000.0% | 2008 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 8 | Philippines | 6,419,000.0% | 2015 | up 66.4% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 5,301,000.0% | 2012 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 10 | Ukraine | 3,278,000.0% | 2013 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 11 | Peru | 2,600,000.0% | 2015 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 12 | Romania | 2,405,000.0% | 2012 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 13 | Türkiye | 2,312,000.0% | 2012 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 14 | Pakistan | 1,754,000.0% | 2010 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Nicaragua | 1,668,000.0% | 2014 | up 104.9% | rising |
| 16 | Georgia | 1,103,000.0% | 2013 | up 75.1% | rising |
| 17 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,050,000.0% | 2013 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 950,000.0% | 2010 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 19 | Canada | 899,000.0% | 2010 | up 101.6% | rising |
| 20 | Hungary | 738,000.0% | 2010 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 21 | Serbia | 659,000.0% | 2010 | up 13.6% | flat |
| 22 | Republic of Moldova | 571,000.0% | 2013 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 23 | Israel | 532,000.0% | 2012 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 24 | Belarus | 414,000.0% | 2012 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 25 | Kazakhstan | 312,000.0% | 2013 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 26 | Lithuania | 303,000.0% | 2010 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 27 | Jamaica | 278,000.0% | 2004 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 242,000.0% | 2006 | — | rising |
| 29 | Slovakia | 203,000.0% | 2010 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 30 | Kyrgyzstan | 195,000.0% | 2011 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 31 | Kosovo | 127,000.0% | 2011 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 31 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 127,000.0% | 2011 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 33 | Estonia | 117,000.0% | 2010 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 112,000.0% | 2008 | up 286.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Mongolia | 67,000.0% | 2012 | up 116.1% | rising |
| 36 | Montenegro | 55,000.0% | 2014 | up 3.8% | rising |
About this data
Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or income on out-of-pocket health care expenditure. Out-of-pocket health expenditure is defined as any spending incurred by a household when any member uses a health good or service to receive any type of care (preventive, curative, rehabilitative, long-term or palliative care); provided by any type of provider; for any type of disease, illness or health condition; in any type of setting (outpatient, inpatient, at home).