Out-of-pocket health spending in Poland
Households paid 16.2% of current health spending in Poland directly out of pocket in 2024.
Poland, 2024
16.2%
Change from 2023
+0.4percentage points
European Union, 2024
13.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
13.9%
Out-of-pocket health spending in Poland over time
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% of current health expenditure. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Poland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.2% | 13.0% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | 14.9% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | 14.6% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | 14.7% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | 14.5% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | 15.9% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | 15.9% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | 16.1% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | 15.9% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | 16.2% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | 16.2% |
| 2013 | 23.6% | 16.1% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | 16.4% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | 16.3% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | 16.1% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | 15.7% |
| 2008 | 24.4% | 16.1% |
| 2007 | 26.3% | 16.0% |
| 2006 | 27.1% | 16.1% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | 15.7% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | 15.9% |
| 2003 | 27.6% | 15.5% |
| 2002 | 26.4% | 15.4% |
| 2001 | 29.0% | 15.5% |
| 2000 | 31.1% | 15.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 15.8% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 22.7%, the figure has changed by −6.5 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 13.0%.
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All statistics for Poland
Health spending share of GDP
8.1%
2024 · World Bank
Health spending per person
US$2,014 per person
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
78.5ep (Source flag ep) years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.6 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
627 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
386 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat