health2024
Proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health expenditure, based on the societal poverty line (%) — series 2
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
16.7Percentage
Median: 12.3Percentage
Countries Covered
160
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
58.6Percentage
Lowest
Tuvalu
0.5Percentage
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo58.6Percentage
2Burundi55.3Percentage
3Central African Republic50.6Percentage
4Nigeria42.2Percentage
5Malawi42.0Percentage
By Region
Africa25.5Percentage(8 countries)
Other18.7Percentage(93 countries)
Asia18.2Percentage(18 countries)
South America17.8Percentage(7 countries)
North America12.5Percentage(3 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.5Percentage)High (58.6Percentage)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 16.7Percentage)
Africa (8)
Other (93)
Asia (18)
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 2024. 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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 58.6Percentage |
| 2 | Burundi | 55.3Percentage |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 50.6Percentage |
| 4 | Nigeria | 42.2Percentage |
| 5 | Malawi | 42.0Percentage |
| 6 | Sierra Leone | 40.9Percentage |
| 7 | Liberia | 37.2Percentage |
| 8 | Mali | 36.9Percentage |
| 9 | Niger | 35.7Percentage |
| 10 | Guinea-Bissau | 34.1Percentage |
| 11 | United Republic of Tanzania | 33.9Percentage |
| 12 | Republic of the Congo | 33.7Percentage |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 33.6Percentage |
| 14 | Argentina | 33.5Percentage |
| 15 | Guinea | 33.1Percentage |
| 16 | South Sudan | 32.7Percentage |
| 17 | Rwanda | 32.6Percentage |
| 18 | Cameroon | 32.5Percentage |
| 19 | Sudan | 31.8Percentage |
| 20 | Angola | 31.7Percentage |
| 21 | Uganda | 31.4Percentage |
| 22 | Mozambique | 29.4Percentage |
| 23 | Chad | 29.0Percentage |
| 24 | Benin | 28.9Percentage |
| 25 | Comoros | 28.7Percentage |
| 26 | Philippines | 28.6Percentage |
| 27 | Lesotho | 28.6Percentage |
| 28 | Pakistan | 28.5Percentage |
| 29 | Bangladesh | 27.6Percentage |
| 30 | Senegal | 26.7Percentage |
| 31 | Namibia | 26.7Percentage |
| 32 | Togo | 26.2Percentage |
| 33 | Tajikistan | 25.6Percentage |
| 34 | Honduras | 25.4Percentage |
| 35 | Indonesia | 25.2Percentage |
| 36 | Republic of The Gambia | 25.1Percentage |
| 37 | Yemen | 24.9Percentage |
| 38 | Iraq | 24.6Percentage |
| 39 | Kenya | 24.6Percentage |
| 40 | People's Republic of China | 24.6Percentage |
| 41 | Nicaragua | 24.2Percentage |
| 42 | Cote d'Ivoire | 24.2Percentage |
| 43 | Eswatini | 23.7Percentage |
| 44 | Peru | 23.4Percentage |
| 45 | Ethiopia | 23.2Percentage |
| 46 | India | 22.3Percentage |
| 47 | Mongolia | 21.9Percentage |
| 48 | Uzbekistan | 21.3Percentage |
| 49 | Cape Verde | 21.2Percentage |
| 50 | Haiti | 21.1Percentage |
| 51 | Egypt | 21.1Percentage |
| 52 | Myanmar | 20.6Percentage |
| 53 | South Africa | 20.6Percentage |
| 54 | Morocco | 20.5Percentage |
| 55 | Ghana | 20.5Percentage |
| 56 | Paraguay | 20.2Percentage |
| 57 | Brazil | 20.1Percentage |
| 58 | Vietnam | 19.5Percentage |
| 59 | Jamaica | 19.3Percentage |
| 60 | State of Palestine | 18.8Percentage |
| 61 | Lebanon | 18.7Percentage |
| 62 | Gabon | 18.6Percentage |
| 63 | Nepal | 18.5Percentage |
| 64 | Guatemala | 18.5Percentage |
| 65 | Ecuador | 18.4Percentage |
| 66 | Tunisia | 18.3Percentage |
| 67 | Georgia | 18.0Percentage |
| 68 | Sao Tome and Principe | 16.7Percentage |
| 69 | Malaysia | 15.8Percentage |
| 70 | Belize | 15.1Percentage |
| 71 | Panama | 14.9Percentage |
| 72 | Cambodia | 14.1Percentage |
| 73 | Zambia | 14.0Percentage |
| 74 | Mexico | 13.6Percentage |
| 75 | Jordan | 13.4Percentage |
| 76 | Greece | 13.3Percentage |
| 77 | Vanuatu | 12.9Percentage |
| 78 | Luxembourg | 12.6Percentage |
| 79 | Marshall Islands | 12.6Percentage |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 12.3Percentage |
| 81 | Hungary | 12.3Percentage |
| 82 | Russian Federation | 12.2Percentage |
| 83 | Syrian Arab Republic | 12.0Percentage |
| 84 | Uruguay | 11.8Percentage |
| 85 | Israel | 11.7Percentage |
| 86 | Samoa | 11.7Percentage |
| 87 | Saint Lucia | 11.5Percentage |
| 88 | Portugal | 11.5Percentage |
| 89 | Chile | 11.4Percentage |
| 90 | Türkiye | 11.3Percentage |
| 91 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 11.3Percentage |
| 92 | Armenia | 11.0Percentage |
| 93 | Bolivia | 11.0Percentage |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 11.0Percentage |
| 95 | Albania | 10.9Percentage |
| 96 | Botswana | 10.8Percentage |
| 97 | Malta | 10.7Percentage |
| 98 | Maldives | 10.7Percentage |
| 99 | Thailand | 10.7Percentage |
| 100 | Timor-Leste | 10.5Percentage |
| 101 | Latvia | 10.2Percentage |
| 102 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.2Percentage |
| 103 | Ukraine | 10.2Percentage |
| 104 | Seychelles | 10.1Percentage |
| 105 | Suriname | 9.9Percentage |
| 106 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 9.9Percentage |
| 107 | Romania | 9.8Percentage |
| 108 | Zimbabwe | 9.7Percentage |
| 109 | Barbados | 9.6Percentage |
| 110 | Sri Lanka | 9.5Percentage |
| 111 | Spain | 9.2Percentage |
| 112 | El Salvador | 8.8Percentage |
| 113 | Bulgaria | 8.7Percentage |
| 114 | Cyprus | 8.7Percentage |
| 115 | Poland | 8.6Percentage |
| 116 | Bhutan | 8.6Percentage |
| 117 | Serbia | 8.5Percentage |
| 118 | Slovakia | 8.1Percentage |
| 119 | Madagascar | 8.1Percentage |
| 120 | Montenegro | 8.0Percentage |
| 121 | Mauritius | 7.9Percentage |
| 122 | Belgium | 7.9Percentage |
| 123 | Belarus | 7.8Percentage |
| 124 | Oman | 7.8Percentage |
| 125 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.3Percentage |
| 126 | Switzerland | 7.3Percentage |
| 127 | Czech Republic | 7.2Percentage |
| 128 | Finland | 7.2Percentage |
| 129 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 7.1Percentage |
| 130 | Kazakhstan | 7.1Percentage |
| 131 | Iceland | 7.0Percentage |
| 132 | Croatia | 6.9Percentage |
| 133 | Norway | 6.9Percentage |
| 134 | Solomon Islands | 6.8Percentage |
| 135 | Tonga | 6.7Percentage |
| 136 | Italy | 6.6Percentage |
| 137 | Austria | 6.3Percentage |
| 138 | Colombia | 6.3Percentage |
| 139 | United Kingdom | 6.2Percentage |
| 140 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.2Percentage |
| 141 | Ireland | 6.2Percentage |
| 142 | Denmark | 6.0Percentage |
| 143 | Estonia | 5.8Percentage |
| 144 | Djibouti | 5.7Percentage |
| 145 | United States of America | 5.3Percentage |
| 146 | Moldova, Republic of | 5.3Percentage |
| 147 | Sweden | 5.0Percentage |
| 148 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 4.6Percentage |
| 149 | South Korea | 4.5Percentage |
| 150 | Slovenia | 4.3Percentage |
| 151 | Azerbaijan | 4.3Percentage |
| 152 | Lithuania | 4.1Percentage |
| 153 | Germany | 3.6Percentage |
| 154 | Andorra | 3.6Percentage |
| 155 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.4Percentage |
| 156 | Grenada | 2.3Percentage |
| 157 | Netherlands | 2.3Percentage |
| 158 | Kiribati | 2.1Percentage |
| 159 | Nauru | 1.0Percentage |
| 160 | Tuvalu | 0.5Percentage |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).
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