South Asia - Domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

Domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in South Asia was 66.11 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 77.21 in 2004, while its lowest value was 66.11 in 2019.

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).

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Year Value
2000 73.61
2001 75.81
2002 75.71
2003 77.08
2004 77.21
2005 76.35
2006 76.60
2007 76.03
2008 74.37
2009 72.51
2010 72.16
2011 69.77
2012 70.25
2013 74.78
2014 73.96
2015 72.53
2016 71.64
2017 66.70
2018 68.43
2019 66.11

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

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems