Out-of-pocket health spending
The share of health spending that households pay directly at the point of care. It is high in India, and it is why a serious illness can push a family into poverty. Falling this figure is the point of the public-insurance schemes.
Position from worst
43.89
Published by
World Bank / WHO
Out-of-pocket health spending over time
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| Period | Out-of-pocket health spending |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 43.9% |
| 2022 | 44.5% |
| 2021 | 45.1% |
| 2020 | 49.5% |
| 2019 | 52.0% |
| 2018 | 53.2% |
| 2017 | 55.1% |
| 2016 | 63.2% |
| 2015 | 64.7% |
| 2014 | 67.0% |
| 2013 | 69.1% |
| 2012 | 63.0% |
| 2011 | 62.2% |
| 2010 | 65.2% |
| 2009 | 66.8% |
| 2008 | 69.1% |
| 2007 | 70.8% |
| 2006 | 72.3% |
| 2005 | 73.1% |
| 2004 | 72.5% |
| 2003 | 73.4% |
| 2002 | 73.4% |
| 2001 | 74.1% |
| 2000 | 71.7% |
Compared with
Source
World Bank / WHO — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.XPD.OOPC.CH.ZS