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health2023

Proportion of population pushed into poverty (based on the societal poverty line) due to out-of-pocket health expenditure (%)

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
1.8Percentage
Median: 1.4Percentage
Countries Covered
154
with available data
Highest
Tunisia
8.9Percentage
Lowest
Samoa
0.0Percentage
Top 5 Countries
1Tunisia8.9Percentage
2Egypt6.1Percentage
3Nicaragua6.0Percentage
4India5.6Percentage
5Zimbabwe5.3Percentage
By Region
Africa2.8Percentage(8 countries)
Asia2.7Percentage(15 countries)
South America2.1Percentage(7 countries)
Other1.7Percentage(90 countries)
Europe1.2Percentage(31 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0Percentage)High (8.9Percentage)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.8Percentage)

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

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 ↕
1Tunisia8.9Percentage
2Egypt6.1Percentage
3Nicaragua6.0Percentage
4India5.6Percentage
5Zimbabwe5.3Percentage
6Lebanon5.3Percentage
7Morocco5.1Percentage
8Angola5.0Percentage
9Armenia4.6Percentage
10Yemen4.5Percentage
11Benin4.4Percentage
12People's Republic of China4.4Percentage
13Georgia4.3Percentage
14Sudan4.1Percentage
15Tajikistan3.8Percentage
16Myanmar3.8Percentage
17Liberia3.8Percentage
18Sierra Leone3.7Percentage
19Peru3.7Percentage
20Iraq3.5Percentage
21Cameroon3.5Percentage
22Bangladesh3.4Percentage
23Haiti3.3Percentage
24Burkina Faso3.3Percentage
25Mongolia3.2Percentage
26Nigeria3.2Percentage
27Cambodia3.2Percentage
28Latvia3.1Percentage
29Lao People's Democratic Republic3.0Percentage
30Pakistan3.0Percentage
31Togo3.0Percentage
32Guinea-Bissau2.8Percentage
33Uganda2.7Percentage
34Guinea2.6Percentage
35Malta2.6Percentage
36Belarus2.6Percentage
37Nepal2.5Percentage
38Cote d'Ivoire2.4Percentage
39United Republic of Tanzania2.4Percentage
40Ecuador2.3Percentage
41Chad2.3Percentage
42Colombia2.3Percentage
43Senegal2.2Percentage
44Romania2.1Percentage
45Niger2.1Percentage
46Brazil2.0Percentage
47Bulgaria2.0Percentage
48Greece2.0Percentage
49Hungary2.0Percentage
50Lithuania1.9Percentage
51Mali1.9Percentage
52South Sudan1.9Percentage
53Islamic Republic of Iran1.9Percentage
54Central African Republic1.8Percentage
55Israel1.8Percentage
56Chile1.7Percentage
57Dominican Republic1.7Percentage
58Serbia1.7Percentage
59Vietnam1.6Percentage
60Poland1.6Percentage
61Albania1.6Percentage
62Kenya1.5Percentage
63Azerbaijan1.5Percentage
64Portugal1.5Percentage
65Syrian Arab Republic1.5Percentage
66Comoros1.5Percentage
67Guatemala1.5Percentage
68Cyprus1.5Percentage
69Russian Federation1.5Percentage
70Argentina1.5Percentage
71Belgium1.4Percentage
72Sri Lanka1.4Percentage
73Saint Lucia1.4Percentage
74The Republic of North Macedonia1.4Percentage
75Burundi1.4Percentage
76Philippines1.4Percentage
77Barbados1.4Percentage
78Maldives1.4Percentage
79Gabon1.3Percentage
80Ukraine1.3Percentage
81Spain1.3Percentage
82Moldova, Republic of1.3Percentage
83Costa Rica1.2Percentage
84Iceland1.2Percentage
85Republic of the Congo1.2Percentage
86Panama1.2Percentage
87Democratic Republic of the Congo1.2Percentage
88Czech Republic1.2Percentage
89Montenegro1.2Percentage
90Seychelles1.2Percentage
91Italy1.1Percentage
92Switzerland1.1Percentage
93Finland1.1Percentage
94Mauritius1.1Percentage
95Uzbekistan1.1Percentage
96Belize1.1Percentage
97Timor-Leste1.1Percentage
98Kazakhstan1.1Percentage
99Mexico1.0Percentage
100Saint Kitts and Nevis1.0Percentage
101Eswatini1.0Percentage
102Estonia1.0Percentage
103Trinidad and Tobago1.0Percentage
104Croatia0.9Percentage
105Uruguay0.9Percentage
106Luxembourg0.9Percentage
107Bosnia and Herzegovina0.9Percentage
108Cape Verde0.9Percentage
109Ethiopia0.9Percentage
110Malawi0.9Percentage
111Jamaica0.9Percentage
112Sweden0.9Percentage
113Norway0.9Percentage
114Slovakia0.8Percentage
115Kyrgyzstan0.8Percentage
116Austria0.8Percentage
117Bolivia0.8Percentage
118El Salvador0.7Percentage
119Sao Tome and Principe0.7Percentage
120Indonesia0.7Percentage
121Grenada0.6Percentage
122Rwanda0.6Percentage
123Mozambique0.6Percentage
124Türkiye0.6Percentage
125Jordan0.6Percentage
126United States of America0.6Percentage
127Botswana0.5Percentage
128Ireland0.5Percentage
129Madagascar0.5Percentage
130Slovenia0.5Percentage
131Lesotho0.5Percentage
132Ghana0.4Percentage
133Djibouti0.4Percentage
134Germany0.4Percentage
135Suriname0.3Percentage
136Republic of The Gambia0.3Percentage
137Oman0.3Percentage
138South Africa0.3Percentage
139Bhutan0.3Percentage
140Denmark0.3Percentage
141United Kingdom0.3Percentage
142Tuvalu0.3Percentage
143Honduras0.3Percentage
144Marshall Islands0.3Percentage
145Netherlands0.2Percentage
146Vanuatu0.1Percentage
147Namibia0.1Percentage
148Micronesia, Federated States of0.1Percentage
149Zambia0.1Percentage
150Solomon Islands0.1Percentage
151Kiribati0.0Percentage
152Nauru0.0Percentage
153Tonga0.0Percentage
154Samoa0.0Percentage
Showing 154 of 154 countries

Topics

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Data Source

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

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