Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or income on out-of-pocket health care expenditure by country
Number of people spending more than 25% 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 25% of household consumption or income on out-of-pocket health care expenditure is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 2,913,000.0% in Iran, Islamic Republic of; the lowest is 6,000.0% in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 103,000.0%, and the mean is 532,000.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 486.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 550.0%), and the largest decrease in Pakistan (down 70.0%).
Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2,913,000.0% | 2013 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 2 | United States of America | 2,469,000.0% | 2013 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 3 | Mexico | 2,310,000.0% | 2012 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 4 | Korea | 1,965,000.0% | 2008 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 1,879,000.0% | 2014 | down 43.0% | flat |
| 6 | Philippines | 1,439,000.0% | 2015 | up 68.1% | rising |
| 7 | Indonesia | 1,058,000.0% | 2015 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 857,000.0% | 2014 | up 234.8% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 613,000.0% | 2012 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 10 | Nicaragua | 535,000.0% | 2014 | up 224.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Ukraine | 488,000.0% | 2013 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 12 | Romania | 460,000.0% | 2012 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 13 | Peru | 380,000.0% | 2015 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 14 | Georgia | 339,000.0% | 2013 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 15 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 308,000.0% | 2013 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 16 | Türkiye | 239,000.0% | 2012 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 17 | Canada | 175,000.0% | 2010 | up 68.3% | rising |
| 18 | Republic of Moldova | 127,000.0% | 2013 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 19 | Jamaica | 79,000.0% | 2004 | up 163.3% | rising |
| 20 | Israel | 75,000.0% | 2012 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 56,000.0% | 2010 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Serbia | 54,000.0% | 2010 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 23 | Lithuania | 51,000.0% | 2010 | down 40.0% | flat |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | 45,000.0% | 2011 | up 73.1% | flat |
| 25 | Latvia | 41,000.0% | 2006 | — | rising |
| 26 | Pakistan | 36,000.0% | 2010 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Hungary | 31,000.0% | 2010 | down 61.2% | falling |
| 28 | Slovakia | 24,000.0% | 2010 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 29 | Kosovo | 16,000.0% | 2011 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 29 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 16,000.0% | 2011 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 29 | Estonia | 16,000.0% | 2010 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Belarus | 14,000.0% | 2012 | unchanged | volatile |
| 33 | Mongolia | 13,000.0% | 2012 | up 550.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 13,000.0% | 2013 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 12,000.0% | 2008 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Montenegro | 6,000.0% | 2014 | down 33.3% | falling |
About this data
Number of people spending more than 25% 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).