Proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health exp in Bolivia
Bolivia: Proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health exp was 11.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health exp in Bolivia, 1999–2021
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 11.0% for proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health exp in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.3% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health exp in Bolivia peaked at 16.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2021.
That places Bolivia 45th out of 76 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 11.5% | 11.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 13.9% | 16.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More reference data data for Bolivia
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0408 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.55 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.55 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.55 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.733 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 35.15 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 49.15 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.4398 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 56.57 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health exp in Bolivia?
- Proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health exp in Bolivia was 11.0% in 2021, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health exp recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health exp recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2021.
- How does Bolivia rank for proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health exp?
- Bolivia ranks 45th out of 76 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health exp rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health expenditure, based on the societal poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of population spending more than 100% of household discretionary budget on out-of-pocket health expenditure (%). This includes people living in poverty that are further impoverished due to out-of-pocket health expenditure as well as people who are pushed into poverty by out-of-pocket health expenditure. The discretionary budget is defined as the total household budget, measured by consumption expenditure or income, minus the societal poverty line (SPL ). Using 2017 purchasing power parities (PPPs), the SPL corresponds to whichever is greater: $2.15 (the international poverty line) or $1.15 + 50% of median household consumption expenditure or income, excluding out-of-pocket household expenditure on health. Out-of-pocket health expenditure is defined as any spending incurred by a household when any member uses a health good or service to receive any type of care (preventive, curative, rehabilitative, long-term or palliative care); provided by any type of provider; for any type of disease, illness or health condition; in any type of setting (outpatient, inpatient, at home).