Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Haiti
Haiti: Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure was 52.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
52.4%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
30th
of 194 countries
All-time high
52.4%
in 2023
All-time low
26.1%
in 2011
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Haiti, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Haiti stood at 52.4%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Haiti peaked at 52.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2011.
That places Haiti 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.4% | — |
| 2001 | 45.2% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 48.2% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 48.1% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 46.5% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 46.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 43.1% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 40.1% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 38.6% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 39.3% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 33.3% | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 26.1% | -21.7% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 36.2% | +27.4% |
| 2014 | 31.0% | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 34.0% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 35.3% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 45.4% | +28.7% |
| 2018 | 38.9% | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 39.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 42.0% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 45.5% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 51.7% | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 52.4% | +1.3% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 52.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.6%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 52.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 29.5%, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.9% | 38.6% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 26.1% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 42.0% | 52.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More health data for Haiti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.418 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,297 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,902 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 16 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3629 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4861 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Haiti?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Haiti was 52.4% 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 52.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2011.
- How does Haiti rank for out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure?
- Haiti ranks 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Haiti 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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