Cabo Verde - Out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

Out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Cabo Verde was 24.94 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 28.69 in 2016, while its lowest value was 22.92 in 2007.

Definition: Share of out-of-pocket payments of total current health expenditures. Out-of-pocket payments are spending on health directly out-of-pocket by households.

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

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Year Value
2000 25.26
2001 23.33
2002 23.52
2003 24.17
2004 23.83
2005 24.59
2006 23.80
2007 22.92
2008 24.45
2009 24.23
2010 28.08
2011 25.89
2012 24.57
2013 24.25
2014 25.70
2015 27.75
2016 28.69
2017 27.39
2018 27.21
2019 24.94

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