Sri Lanka - Out of pocket expenditure as a share of current health expenditure

40.2 (%) in 2022

Out of pocket expenditure as a share of current health expenditure of Sri Lanka dropped by 6.43% from 43.0 % in 2021 to 40.2 % in 2022. Since the 2.43% growth in 2016, out of pocket expenditure as a share of current health expenditure plummeted by 19.75% in 2022.

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What is out of pocket expenditure as a share of current health expenditure?

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.

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What is Sri Lanka out of pocket expenditure as a share of current health expenditure?