Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household was 20.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
20.3%
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
8th
of 14 groups
All-time high
22.8%
in 2004
All-time low
18.9%
in 2020
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 20.3% for proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household in 2022.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 22.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.2% | — |
| 2001 | 22.0% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 21.8% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 21.6% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 22.8% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 22.3% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 21.2% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 20.6% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.7% | 20.6% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 19.2% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 18.9% | 20.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
More health data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -4.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,579 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 13.29 (2024)
- Infant deaths 123,075 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 19,510 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 15.35 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 77,054 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 142,579 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household in Latin America and the Caribbean was 20.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 2020.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 8th out of 14 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household expenditure on health exceeding 40% of household discretionary budget, by location, quintile, type of household and characteristics of the head of household (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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