Out-of-pocket expenditure
Out-of-pocket expenditure (percentage of current health expenditure)
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.XPD.OOPC.CH.ZS
| Title | Out-of-pocket expenditure |
| Unit of measure | Percentage of current health expenditure |
| Source data | World Bank |
| Original data source | World Health Organization (WHO) Global Health Expenditure database |
| Statistical concepts and definition | WHO has developed health expenditure estimates within the System of Health Accounts 2011 (SHA 2011) framework. This comprehensive system tracks all health spending within a country over a specific period, covering expenditures regardless of the financing or managing entity. This approach ensures uniform and detailed health spending data, supporting evidence-driven policy decisions. |
| Relevance | Supporting SDG target 3.c, one of SDG 3's goals, involves bolstering health financing to reveal critical insights into investment needs, such as enhancing health facilities, information systems, or workforce training. Such financing is pivotal for achieving universal health coverage (UHC), ensuring everyone accesses necessary health services without financial strain (SDG 3.8). Monitoring out-of-pocket spending is crucial for gauging financial protection and progress toward UHC. WHO's adaptation of health expenditure data to the updated SHA 2011, with its new international health expenditure classification, serves as a standardized benchmark for global health spending analysis. This updated SHA 2011 framework better delineates financing flows and introduces new metrics, enhancing health expenditure comparability under the UHC agenda. |
| Time coverage | Annual |
| Sector coverage | Social/Health |
| Data compilation | Weighted average |
| Relationship* | 1 |
* This field expresses the impact on vulnerability. The minus sign indicates that it has a vulnerability-decreasing impact (positive impact on resilience), and the plus sign indicates a vulnerability-increasing impact.