Domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) - Country Ranking - Asia

Definition: Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic private sources. Domestic private sources include funds from households, corporations and non-profit organizations. Such expenditures can be either prepaid to voluntary health insurance or paid directly to healthcare providers.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Armenia 86.60 2019
2 Yemen 82.03 2015
3 Turkmenistan 81.91 2019
4 Afghanistan 79.40 2019
5 Myanmar 75.96 2019
6 Bangladesh 75.26 2019
7 Tajikistan 71.36 2019
8 Cambodia 69.19 2019
9 Azerbaijan 67.96 2019
10 India 66.38 2019
11 Nepal 63.28 2019
12 Pakistan 60.92 2019
13 Philippines 58.99 2019
14 Georgia 58.66 2019
15 Uzbekistan 58.36 2019
16 Vietnam 55.23 2019
17 Syrian Arab Republic 53.69 2012
18 Sri Lanka 51.42 2019
19 Indonesia 50.51 2019
20 Iran 50.48 2019
21 Lebanon 50.13 2019
22 Iraq 50.10 2019
23 Singapore 49.80 2019
24 Malaysia 47.80 2019
25 United Arab Emirates 47.70 2019
26 Kyrgyz Republic 46.26 2019
27 Jordan 45.69 2019
28 China 44.02 2019
29 Lao PDR 41.86 2019
30 Bahrain 40.80 2019
31 Korea 40.47 2019
32 Kazakhstan 40.06 2019
33 Russia 38.85 2019
34 Mongolia 38.25 2019
35 Israel 33.14 2019
36 Saudi Arabia 30.83 2019
37 Thailand 28.23 2019
38 Qatar 27.24 2019
39 Turkey 22.08 2019
40 Bhutan 19.47 2019
41 Japan 16.14 2019
42 Oman 13.56 2019
43 Timor-Leste 13.06 2019
44 Kuwait 13.04 2019
45 Brunei 5.68 2019

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Development Relevance: Strengthening health financing is one objective of Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG target 3.c). The levels and trends of health expenditure data identify key issues such as weaknesses and strengths and areas that need investment, for instance additional health facilities, better health information systems, or better trained human resources. Health financing is also critical for reaching universal health coverage (UHC) defined as all people obtaining the quality health services they need without suffering financial hardship (SDG 3.8). The data on out-of-pocket spending is a key indicator with regard to financial protection and hence of progress towards UHC.

Original Source Notes: The World Health Organization (WHO) has revised health expenditure data using the new international classification for health expenditures in the revised System of Health Accounts (SHA 2011). WHO’s Global Health Expenditure Database in this new version i

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The health expenditure estimates have been prepared by the World Health Organization under the framework of the System of Health Accounts 2011 (SHA 2011). The Health SHA 2011 tracks all health spending in a given country over a defined period of time regardless of the entity or institution that financed and managed that spending. It generates consistent and comprehensive data on health spending in a country, which in turn can contribute to evidence-based policy-making.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual