Domestic private health expenditure per capita (current US$) - Country Ranking - Asia

Definition: Current private expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. 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 Singapore 1,311.04 2019
2 Israel 1,145.33 2019
3 Korea 1,062.19 2019
4 United Arab Emirates 879.01 2019
5 Japan 703.92 2019
6 Qatar 492.22 2019
7 Armenia 453.78 2019
8 Turkmenistan 409.54 2019
9 Saudi Arabia 405.74 2019
10 Bahrain 383.64 2019
11 Lebanon 332.39 2019
12 Russia 253.84 2019
13 Iran 237.48 2019
14 China 235.57 2019
15 Kuwait 229.31 2019
16 Malaysia 208.72 2019
17 Georgia 170.76 2019
18 Jordan 152.63 2019
19 Azerbaijan 131.24 2019
20 Iraq 126.90 2019
21 Kazakhstan 109.35 2019
22 Vietnam 99.81 2019
23 Turkey 87.55 2019
24 Oman 84.69 2019
25 Philippines 83.81 2019
26 Thailand 83.60 2019
27 Sri Lanka 82.63 2019
28 Cambodia 78.40 2019
29 Mongolia 62.51 2019
30 Indonesia 60.67 2019
31 Yemen 60.03 2015
32 Uzbekistan 57.53 2019
33 Afghanistan 52.25 2019
34 Myanmar 45.59 2019
35 Tajikistan 44.15 2019
36 India 42.31 2019
37 Brunei 38.15 2019
38 Syrian Arab Republic 37.49 2012
39 Bangladesh 34.51 2019
40 Nepal 33.70 2019
41 Kyrgyz Republic 28.75 2019
42 Lao PDR 28.56 2019
43 Pakistan 24.06 2019
44 Bhutan 22.58 2019
45 Timor-Leste 12.10 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