Proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health expenditure, based on the societal poverty line (%)
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SH_UHC_FH40_IMPOV•Percentage•1985 → 2024•161 countries
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Coverage
161
Frequency
—
Range
1985 \u2192 2024
Latest
2023
Proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health expenditure, based on the societal poverty line (%) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2023)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 6.65%
6.65% – 8.79%
8.79% – 11.3%
11.3% – 18.15%
18.15% – 23.21%
23.21% – 29.65%
> 29.65%
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health expenditure, based on the societal poverty line (%)
161 countries with data
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Distribution across countries
Proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health expenditure, based on the societal poverty line (%)
Countries
161
Median
12.6%
Mean
17.3%
25th pctl
8.1%
75th pctl
24.6%
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Compare trends
Proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health expenditure, based on the societal poverty line (%)
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 58.6% | 2012 | |
| BurundiBDI | 55.29% | 2013 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 52.46% | 2012 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 50.64% | 2021 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 42.84% | 2000 | — |
| NigeriaNGA | 42.2% | 2022 | |
| MalawiMWI | 41.97% | 2019 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 40.91% | 2018 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 37.16% | 2016 | |
| MaliMLI | 36.94% | 2022 | |
| NigerNER | 35.72% | 2021 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 34.12% | 2021 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 33.89% | 2020 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 33.72% | 2011 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 33.59% | 2021 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 33.47% | 2017 | — |
| GuineaGIN | 33.08% | 2018 | |
| South SudanSSD | 32.72% | 2016 | |
| RwandaRWA | 32.57% | 2016 | |
| CameroonCMR | 32.5% | 2022 | |
| SudanSDN | 31.79% | 2014 | |
| AngolaAGO | 31.72% | 2018 | |
| UgandaUGA | 31.37% | 2019 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 29.36% | 2019 | |
| ChadTCD | 29.04% | 2018 | |
| BeninBEN | 28.93% | 2021 | |
| ComorosCOM | 28.7% | 2014 | — |
| PhilippinesPHL | 28.57% | 2023 | |
| LesothoLSO | 28.56% | 2017 | — |
| PakistanPAK | 28.47% | 2018 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 27.57% | 2022 | |
| SenegalSEN | 26.7% | 2021 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 26.69% | 2015 | |
| TogoTGO | 26.16% | 2021 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 25.63% | 2019 | |
| HondurasHND | 25.35% | 2004 | — |
| IndonesiaIDN | 25.24% | 2023 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 25.12% | 2015 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 24.87% | 2014 | |
| IraqIRQ | 24.63% | 2017 | |
| KenyaKEN | 24.58% | 2015 | |
| ChinaCHN | 24.55% | 2018 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 24.19% | 2014 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 24.16% | 2021 | |
| PeruPER | 23.44% | 2022 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 23.31% | 2010 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 23.17% | 2021 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 22.53% | 2007 | — |
| IndiaIND | 22.27% | 2022 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 21.85% | 2023 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 21.32% | 2003 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 21.24% | 2015 | |
| HaitiHTI | 21.14% | 2013 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 21.06% | 2019 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 20.63% | 2017 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 20.56% | 2014 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 20.54% | 2013 | |
| GhanaGHA | 20.46% | 2016 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 20.15% | 2023 | |
| BrazilBRA | 20.05% | 2017 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 19.47% | 2020 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 19.34% | 2021 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 18.75% | 2023 | |
| LebanonLBN | 18.69% | 1999 | — |
| GabonGAB | 18.58% | 2017 | |
| NepalNPL | 18.5% | 2022 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 18.48% | 2023 | |
| EcuadorECU | 18.4% | 2013 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 18.34% | 2021 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 18.01% | 2024 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 16.67% | 2017 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 15.82% | 2022 | — |
| BelizeBLZ | 15.12% | 2018 | — |
| PanamaPAN | 14.88% | 2017 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 14.46% | 2016 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 14.06% | 2023 | |
| MexicoMEX | 13.64% | 2022 | |
| JordanJOR | 13.43% | 2010 | |
| GreeceGRC | 13.33% | 2023 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 12.92% | 2019 | — |
| LuxembourgLUX | 12.58% | 2023 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 12.57% | 2019 | — |
| HungaryHUN | 12.26% | 2007 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 12.24% | 2014 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 12.04% | 2007 | |
| UruguayURY | 11.76% | 2016 | |
| IsraelISR | 11.74% | 2021 | |
| SamoaWSM | 11.74% | 2018 | — |
| St. LuciaLCA | 11.51% | 2016 | — |
| PortugalPRT | 11.5% | 2022 | |
| ChileCHL | 11.36% | 2021 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 11.33% | 2016 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 11.27% | 2022 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 11.04% | 2020 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 11.03% | 2021 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 11.02% | 2018 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 10.93% | 2017 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 10.81% | 2015 | |
| MaltaMLT | 10.72% | 2015 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 10.7% | 2019 | |
| ThailandTHA | 10.67% | 2017 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 10.45% | 2014 | |
| LatviaLVA | 10.23% | 2019 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 10.16% | 2007 | — |
| UkraineUKR | 10.16% | 2019 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 10.08% | 2013 | |
| KosovoXKX | 9.93% | 2016 | |
| SurinameSUR | 9.88% | 2022 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 9.87% | 2018 | |
| RomaniaROU | 9.75% | 2016 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 9.69% | 2017 | — |
| BarbadosBRB | 9.62% | 2016 | — |
| Sri LankaLKA | 9.48% | 2019 | |
| SpainESP | 9.19% | 2023 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 8.82% | 2019 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 8.71% | 2023 | |
| CyprusCYP | 8.68% | 2023 | |
| PolandPOL | 8.61% | 2019 | |
| BhutanBTN | 8.59% | 2022 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 8.49% | 2022 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 8.11% | 2022 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 8.01% | 2015 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 7.87% | 2023 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 7.85% | 2009 | — |
| BelarusBLR | 7.81% | 2020 | |
| OmanOMN | 7.79% | 1999 | — |
| LithuaniaLTU | 7.67% | 2016 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 7.34% | 2022 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 7.28% | 2017 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 7.24% | 2023 | |
| FinlandFIN | 7.15% | 2016 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 7.12% | 2024 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 7.05% | 2018 | |
| IcelandISL | 7% | 1995 | — |
| CroatiaHRV | 6.87% | 2010 | |
| NorwayNOR | 6.87% | 1998 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 6.83% | 2012 | — |
| TongaTON | 6.65% | 2021 | |
| ItalyITA | 6.62% | 2010 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 6.52% | 2005 | — |
| AustriaAUT | 6.34% | 1999 | — |
| United KingdomGBR | 6.23% | 2021 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 6.18% | 2022 | |
| IrelandIRL | 6.15% | 2009 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 5.98% | 2010 | |
| EstoniaEST | 5.81% | 2011 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 5.74% | 2017 | |
| United StatesUSA | 5.32% | 2023 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 5.3% | 2023 | |
| SwedenSWE | 5.01% | 1996 | — |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 4.61% | 2013 | — |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 4.45% | 2021 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 4.34% | 2022 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 4.33% | 2005 | |
| GermanyDEU | 3.61% | 2010 | — |
| AndorraAND | 3.58% | 2023 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 2.33% | 2008 | — |
| NetherlandsNLD | 2.28% | 2015 | — |
| KiribatiKIR | 2.09% | 2019 | |
| NauruNRU | 0.99% | 2012 | — |
| TuvaluTUV | 0.46% | 2015 | — |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)