Share of population with large expenditures on health by country
Proportion of population with large household expenditures on health (greater than 10%) as a share of total household expenditure or income (%).
What the numbers show
Share of population with large expenditures on health is currently reported for 63 countries. The highest value is 31.4% in Georgia; the lowest is 0.3% in Zambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.5%, and the mean is 10.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 112.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 701.7%), and the largest decrease in Zambia (down 90.0%).
Share of population with large expenditures on health: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 31.4% | 2021 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 2 | Egypt | 31.1% | 2017 | up 147.7% | rising |
| 3 | Nicaragua | 24.7% | 2014 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 4 | China | 24.3% | 2018 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 5 | Latvia | 21.4% | 2016 | up 96.2% | rising |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 21.3% | 2018 | up 65.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Armenia | 19.9% | 2021 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 8 | India | 17.5% | 2017 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 9 | Tunisia | 16.7% | 2015 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 10 | Belarus | 16.5% | 2021 | up 257.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Poland | 16.1% | 2021 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 12 | Nigeria | 15.8% | 2018 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 13 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 15.4% | 2021 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 14 | Uganda | 15.3% | 2016 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 15 | Republic of Moldova | 14.2% | 2021 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 16 | Mongolia | 14.0% | 2021 | up 701.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Romania | 13.4% | 2016 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 18 | Lithuania | 12.8% | 2008 | up 73.2% | rising |
| 19 | Israel | 12.8% | 2018 | up 16.0% | flat |
| 20 | Peru | 12.6% | 2021 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 21 | Hungary | 12.3% | 2018 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 22 | Republic of Korea | 12.0% | 2018 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 23 | Japan | 11.1% | 2021 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 24 | Nepal | 10.7% | 2016 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 25 | Montenegro | 10.3% | 2015 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 26 | Jamaica | 10.2% | 2004 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 27 | Tajikistan | 9.8% | 2018 | up 51.7% | falling |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 9.7% | 2019 | up 84.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Palestine, State of | 9.0% | 2016 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 30 | Estonia | 8.8% | 2010 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 31 | Serbia | 8.5% | 2019 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 32 | Viet Nam | 8.5% | 2020 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 8.4% | 2018 | up 137.8% | falling |
| 34 | Côte d'Ivoire | 8.3% | 2018 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 35 | Ukraine | 8.3% | 2019 | up 21.8% | falling |
| 36 | Morocco | 8.2% | 2019 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Switzerland | 7.9% | 2017 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 38 | Spain | 7.9% | 2019 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 39 | Russian Federation | 7.7% | 2020 | up 102.6% | rising |
| 40 | Philippines | 6.3% | 2015 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 41 | Panama | 6.2% | 2017 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5.7% | 2021 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 43 | Sri Lanka | 5.4% | 2016 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 44 | Pakistan | 5.4% | 2018 | up 98.9% | rising |
| 45 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.9% | 2020 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 46 | Czechia | 4.6% | 2019 | up 111.9% | volatile |
| 47 | United States of America | 4.6% | 2021 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 48 | Mexico | 4.4% | 2020 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 49 | Luxembourg | 4.3% | 2021 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 50 | Türkiye | 4.2% | 2019 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 51 | El Salvador | 4.1% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 52 | Kazakhstan | 3.7% | 2021 | up 103.3% | rising |
| 53 | Slovenia | 3.7% | 2018 | up 40.3% | flat |
| 54 | Canada | 3.5% | 2019 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 55 | Ethiopia | 3.5% | 2018 | up 85.1% | rising |
| 56 | Croatia | 2.8% | 2010 | up 87.9% | rising |
| 57 | Slovakia | 2.6% | 2015 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 58 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.4% | 2020 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 59 | Thailand | 2.0% | 2021 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 60 | Indonesia | 2.0% | 2021 | down 49.1% | rising |
| 61 | Mali | 1.7% | 2021 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Ghana | 1.3% | 2016 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Zambia | 0.3% | 2015 | down 90.0% | volatile |
About this data
Proportion of population with large household expenditures on health (greater than 10%) as a share of total household expenditure or income (%).