Population with household spending on health greater than 10% of total household budget (SDG 3.8.2, reported data) (%) by country

Countries reporting
28
Highest
35.0%
Bulgaria
Lowest
1.8%
Mali
Median
8.4%
Years covered
31
1991–2021
Data points
229

What the numbers show

Population with household spending on health greater than 10% of total household budget (SDG 3.8.2, reported data) (%) is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 35.0% in Bulgaria; the lowest is 1.8% in Mali.

The median across all reporting countries is 8.4%, and the mean is 12.6%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 20.

Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 285.4%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 60.5%).

Population with household spending on health greater than 10% of: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bulgaria 35.0% 2018 rising
2 Belarus 33.5% 2021 up 147.2% rising
3 Nicaragua 31.8% 2014 up 19.9% rising
4 Lithuania 30.3% 2008 up 74.7% rising
5 Montenegro 19.8% 2015 up 67.9% rising
6 Palestine, State of 17.4% 2016 up 22.6% rising
7 Peru 16.3% 2021 up 2.3% falling
8 Nepal 14.4% 2016 up 4.9% flat
9 Switzerland 14.1% 2017 down 29.1% falling
10 Viet Nam 13.4% 2018 down 39.9% falling
11 Serbia 13.0% 2015 down 16.3% flat
12 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 10.4% 2016 up 14.2% rising
12 Kosovo 10.4% 2016 up 14.2% rising
14 Sri Lanka 8.7% 2016 up 4.6% rising
15 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 8.1% 2021 down 45.5% falling
16 Ethiopia 7.9% 2018 up 285.4% volatile
17 Czechia 7.3% 2019 up 20.4% rising
18 Slovakia 7.1% 2015 down 33.9% falling
19 Pakistan 7.1% 2018 up 123.3% rising
20 Luxembourg 6.8% 2017 up 40.1% rising
21 United States of America 6.7% 2021 falling
22 Mexico 6.6% 2020 up 68.7% rising
22 Indonesia 6.6% 2017 up 67.8% rising
24 Canada 6.5% 2019 down 40.4% falling
25 Kyrgyzstan 5.8% 2016 down 16.1% flat
26 Kazakhstan 5.5% 2015 rising
27 Ghana 2.1% 2016 down 51.5% falling
28 Mali 1.8% 2017 down 60.5% volatile

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Indicator
Population with household spending on health greater than 10% of total household budget (SDG 3.8.2, reported data) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
28 places, 229 data points, 1991–2021
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