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Proportion of population facing financial hardship due to out-of-pocket health expenditure (%)

DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SH_UHC_FH40Percentage1985 → 2024164 countries
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)
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DemographicsWB WDI
Coverage
164
Frequency
Range
1985 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Proportion of population facing financial hardship due to out-of-pocket health expenditure (%) infographic

Proportion of population facing financial hardship due to out-of-pocket health expenditure (%) by country

Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 8.99%
8.99% – 11.74%
11.74% – 14.54%
14.54% – 21.09%
21.09% – 28.66%
28.66% – 35.8%
> 35.8%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Highest 15 countries

Proportion of population facing financial hardship due to out-of-pocket health expenditure (%)
50 countries with data
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Distribution across countries

Proportion of population facing financial hardship due to out-of-pocket health expenditure (%)
Countries
50
 
Median
35.2%
 
Mean
36.8%
 
25th pctl
31%
 
75th pctl
39.5%
 
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Compare trends

Proportion of population facing financial hardship due to out-of-pocket health expenditure (%)
GeorgiaPeruMali
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CountryLatestDateTrend
Congo, Dem. Rep.COD60.03%2012
BurundiBDI56.64%2013
MadagascarMDG53.15%2012
Central African RepublicCAF52.97%2021
Sierra LeoneSLE47.89%2018
NigeriaNGA47.35%2022
EswatiniSWZ45.69%2000
LiberiaLBR43.29%2016
MalawiMWI43.02%2019
BangladeshBGD41.7%2022
MaliMLI40.07%2022
SudanSDN39.92%2014
AngolaAGO39.53%2018
CameroonCMR38.84%2022
Burkina FasoBFA38.62%2021
NigerNER38.6%2021
Guinea-BissauGNB38.18%2021
TanzaniaTZA37.52%2020
GuineaGIN37.03%2018
Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY36.91%2019
UgandaUGA36.15%2019
Congo, Rep.COG36.13%2011
Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM35.89%2017
ArgentinaARG35.86%2017
BeninBEN35.65%2021
NicaraguaNIC34.68%2014
AfghanistanAFG34.56%2020
South SudanSSD34.29%2016
PakistanPAK33.88%2018
ChadTCD33.64%2018
ChinaCHN33.55%2018
RwandaRWA33.37%2016
LebanonLBN33.26%1999
IraqIRQ33.18%2017
ComorosCOM32.44%2014
TogoTGO31.27%2021
TunisiaTUN31.18%2021
PhilippinesPHL30.99%2023
IndiaIND30.94%2022
SenegalSEN30.87%2021
TajikistanTJK30.84%2019
Yemen, Rep.YEM30.15%2014
MozambiqueMOZ29.94%2019
Dominican RepublicDOM29.32%2007
LesothoLSO29.15%2017
MongoliaMNG28.97%2023
Cote d'IvoireCIV28.85%2021
PeruPER28.51%2022
GeorgiaGEO27.87%2024
MoroccoMAR27.13%2013
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)