São Tomé and Principe - Out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

Out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in São Tomé and Principe was 17.66 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 38.87 in 2000, while its lowest value was 13.91 in 2016.

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 38.87
2001 38.82
2002 37.34
2003 29.01
2004 31.87
2005 30.02
2006 34.26
2007 30.31
2008 25.38
2009 23.41
2010 21.07
2011 19.47
2012 17.78
2013 14.26
2014 14.96
2015 16.12
2016 13.91
2017 14.76
2018 16.64
2019 17.66

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