Jamaica - Out-of-Pocket Expenditure

Since 2014, Jamaica Out-Of-Pocket Expenditure decreased by 5.5points year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 135 comparing other countries in Out-Of-Pocket Expenditure at 16.17 Percent of Health Expenditure. Jamaica is overtaken by Uruguay, which was ranked number 134 with 16.35 Percent of Health Expenditure and is followed by Iceland at 15.95 Percent of Health Expenditure. Yemen ranked the highest with 85.7 Percent of Health Expenditure in 2019, that is +1.7points versus 2018. Armenia, Guinea-Bissau and Afghanistan respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Republic of the Congo witnessed the best average annual growth at +10.6points per year, while Brunei recorded the worst performance at -10.2points per year.

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Date Percent of Health Expenditure
2019 16.17
2018 17.06
2017 16.79
2016 18.03
2015 18.97
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How does Jamaica rank in Out-Of-Pocket Expenditure?

# 186 Countries Percent of Health Expenditure Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Yemen
85.70 % 2019 +1.7 % +2.3 % View data
2 #2
Armenia
85.29 % 2019 +1.2 % +0.7 % View data
134 #134
Uruguay
16.35 % 2019 -3.6 % -0.9 % View data
135 #135
Jamaica
16.17 % 2019 -5.3 % -5.5 % View data
136 #136
Iceland
15.95 % 2019 +0.0 % -2.4 % View data
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