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health2023

Proportion of population further impoverished due to out-of-pocket health expenditure, based on the societal poverty line (%)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•154 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
15.2Percentage
Median: 10.8Percentage
Countries Covered
154
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
57.4Percentage
Lowest
Tuvalu
0.2Percentage
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo57.4Percentage
2Burundi53.9Percentage
3Central African Republic48.9Percentage
4Malawi41.1Percentage
5Nigeria39.0Percentage
By Region
Africa22.7Percentage(8 countries)
Asia17.9Percentage(15 countries)
Other17.2Percentage(90 countries)
South America15.8Percentage(7 countries)
North America11.4Percentage(3 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.2Percentage)High (57.4Percentage)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 15.2Percentage)

Africa (8)
Asia (15)
Other (90)
South America (7)
North America (3)
Europe (31)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Democratic Republic of the Congo57.4Percentage
2Burundi53.9Percentage
3Central African Republic48.9Percentage
4Malawi41.1Percentage
5Nigeria39.0Percentage
6Sierra Leone37.2Percentage
7Mali35.0Percentage
8Niger33.6Percentage
9Liberia33.4Percentage
10Republic of the Congo32.5Percentage
11Argentina32.0Percentage
12Rwanda31.9Percentage
13United Republic of Tanzania31.5Percentage
14Guinea-Bissau31.3Percentage
15Philippines31.0Percentage
16South Sudan30.8Percentage
17Guinea30.5Percentage
18Burkina Faso30.3Percentage
19India29.2Percentage
20Cameroon29.0Percentage
21Mozambique28.7Percentage
22Uganda28.7Percentage
23Lesotho28.1Percentage
24Sudan27.7Percentage
25Comoros27.2Percentage
26Chad26.8Percentage
27Angola26.7Percentage
28Namibia26.6Percentage
29Pakistan25.4Percentage
30Honduras25.1Percentage
31Republic of The Gambia24.8Percentage
32Tajikistan24.7Percentage
33Indonesia24.5Percentage
34Benin24.5Percentage
35Senegal24.5Percentage
36Togo23.2Percentage
37Kenya23.0Percentage
38Eswatini22.7Percentage
39Ethiopia22.3Percentage
40Cote d'Ivoire21.7Percentage
41Iraq21.1Percentage
42Cape Verde20.3Percentage
43Yemen20.3Percentage
44South Africa20.3Percentage
45Uzbekistan20.2Percentage
46People's Republic of China20.2Percentage
47Ghana20.0Percentage
48Peru19.8Percentage
49Georgia19.2Percentage
50Mongolia18.6Percentage
51Jamaica18.5Percentage
52Nicaragua18.2Percentage
53Brazil18.0Percentage
54Bangladesh18.0Percentage
55Vietnam17.8Percentage
56Haiti17.8Percentage
57Gabon17.2Percentage
58Guatemala17.0Percentage
59Myanmar16.9Percentage
60Ecuador16.1Percentage
61Nepal16.0Percentage
62Sao Tome and Principe15.9Percentage
63Morocco15.4Percentage
64Egypt14.9Percentage
65Belize14.0Percentage
66Zambia13.9Percentage
67Panama13.7Percentage
68Lebanon13.4Percentage
69Jordan12.9Percentage
70Vanuatu12.8Percentage
71Mexico12.6Percentage
72Marshall Islands12.3Percentage
73Samoa11.7Percentage
74Luxembourg11.7Percentage
75Greece11.4Percentage
76Cambodia10.9Percentage
77Uruguay10.8Percentage
78Russian Federation10.8Percentage
79Türkiye10.8Percentage
80Dominican Republic10.6Percentage
81Syrian Arab Republic10.5Percentage
82Hungary10.3Percentage
83Bolivia10.3Percentage
84Botswana10.3Percentage
85Saint Lucia10.1Percentage
86Israel10.0Percentage
87Portugal10.0Percentage
88Sri Lanka9.9Percentage
89Costa Rica9.8Percentage
90Chile9.7Percentage
91Suriname9.6Percentage
92Tunisia9.5Percentage
93Islamic Republic of Iran9.4Percentage
94Timor-Leste9.4Percentage
95Albania9.3Percentage
96Saint Kitts and Nevis9.1Percentage
97Seychelles8.9Percentage
98Ukraine8.9Percentage
99Maldives8.4Percentage
100Bhutan8.3Percentage
101Barbados8.3Percentage
102Malta8.1Percentage
103El Salvador8.1Percentage
104Spain7.9Percentage
105Romania7.6Percentage
106Madagascar7.6Percentage
107Oman7.5Percentage
108Slovakia7.3Percentage
109Cyprus7.2Percentage
110Latvia7.1Percentage
111Poland7.0Percentage
112Montenegro6.9Percentage
113Lao People's Democratic Republic6.8Percentage
114Serbia6.8Percentage
115Solomon Islands6.8Percentage
116Bulgaria6.7Percentage
117Tonga6.7Percentage
118Kyrgyzstan6.5Percentage
119Armenia6.5Percentage
120Belgium6.4Percentage
121Switzerland6.2Percentage
122The Republic of North Macedonia6.2Percentage
123Czech Republic6.1Percentage
124Finland6.1Percentage
125Norway6.0Percentage
126Kazakhstan6.0Percentage
127United Kingdom5.9Percentage
128Croatia5.9Percentage
129Iceland5.8Percentage
130Denmark5.7Percentage
131Ireland5.7Percentage
132Austria5.6Percentage
133Italy5.5Percentage
134Djibouti5.4Percentage
135Mauritius5.3Percentage
136Bosnia and Herzegovina5.3Percentage
137Belarus5.2Percentage
138Estonia4.8Percentage
139United States of America4.8Percentage
140Micronesia, Federated States of4.5Percentage
141Zimbabwe4.4Percentage
142Sweden4.2Percentage
143Moldova, Republic of4.0Percentage
144Colombia4.0Percentage
145Slovenia3.9Percentage
146Germany3.2Percentage
147Azerbaijan2.8Percentage
148Trinidad and Tobago2.5Percentage
149Lithuania2.2Percentage
150Kiribati2.1Percentage
151Netherlands2.1Percentage
152Grenada1.7Percentage
153Nauru1.0Percentage
154Tuvalu0.2Percentage
Showing 154 of 154 countries

Topics

#health#percentage#proportion#population#further#impoverished#due#out#pocket#expenditure#based#the#societal#poverty#line

Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2023).

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