Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure was 3.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Cook Islands, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Cook Islands stood at 3.7%.
The figure is up 50.6% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Cook Islands peaked at 9.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2020.
That places Cook Islands 187th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.8% | — |
| 2001 | 8.3% | -15.0% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | +16.6% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | -23.1% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +22.0% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -23.4% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | -38.9% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -15.2% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -20.2% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +32.1% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -21.5% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -43.4% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +42.2% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +50.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 4.8% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.8% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 1.6% | 3.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Cook Islands?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Cook Islands was 3.7% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2020.
- How does Cook Islands rank for out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure?
- Cook Islands ranks 187th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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