Share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare was 1.05 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare in Marshall Islands, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 1.05 for share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare in 2023.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare in Marshall Islands peaked at 1.68 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.915, in 2006.
That places Marshall Islands 191st out of 193 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.
Share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.42 | — |
| 2001 | 1.68 | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 1.58 | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 1.45 | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 1.46 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.16 | -20.9% |
| 2006 | 0.915 | -20.8% |
| 2007 | 1.24 | +35.5% |
| 2008 | 1.1 | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 1.06 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.07 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.66 | +54.4% |
| 2012 | 1.58 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 1.55 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.5 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.22 | -18.9% |
| 2016 | 1.15 | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 1.44 | +24.8% |
| 2018 | 1.18 | -18.1% |
| 2019 | 1.12 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 1.3 | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 1.19 | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 1.04 | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 1.05 | +1.6% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 1.05 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.11, 3% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 1.05 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.24, 9% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare in Marshall Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +54.4% | 1.07 | 1.66 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.31 | 0.915 | 1.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 | 1.07 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 | 1.04 | 1.3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 188 Solomon Islands 3.16 compare
- 189 Kiribati 2.91 compare
- 190 Micronesia (country) 2.58 compare
- 192 Nauru 0.7317 compare
- 193 Tuvalu 0.0446 compare
More health data for Marshall Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -7.92 % 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 0.0494 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0527 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare in Marshall Islands?
- Share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare in Marshall Islands was 1.05 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.915 in 2006.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare?
- Marshall Islands ranks 191st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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