Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household was 23.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household in Viet Nam, 2002–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2020, proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household in Viet Nam stood at 23.6%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household in Viet Nam peaked at 50.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2020.
That places Viet Nam 25th out of 74 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 50.1% | — |
| 2004 | 44.7% | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 41.5% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 37.8% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 32.1% | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 27.9% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 26.1% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.5% | 37.8% | 50.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 25.6% | 32.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 23.6% | 23.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More health data for Viet Nam
- Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 9.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2019)
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex 17.27 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 12.01 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 8.84 (2024)
- Tuberculosis incidence 182 (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 46.3 (2024)
- Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.0605 (2024)
- Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 71 (2023)
- Maternal mortality ratio 47.61 (2023)
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 98.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household in Viet Nam?
- Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household in Viet Nam was 23.6% in 2020, 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 50.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2020.
- How does Viet Nam rank for proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household?
- Viet Nam ranks 25th out of 74 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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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