Slovak Republic: Proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health expenditure, based on the societal poverty line (%)

Key figures

Since 2005 it is down 1.84 percentage points from 9.95% in 2005. The World Bank has no value for 6 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2022, Slovak Republic's proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health expenditure, based on the societal poverty line (%) rose 1.05 percentage points on 2021 (from 7.06% to 8.11%).

Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2021), the average change was −0.49 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.75 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.05 percentage points in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.09 percentage points in 2006. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Slovak Republic in the 2022 ranking

• Peru — 2nd of 7: 23.44%
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 3rd of 7: 11.27%
• Serbia — 4th of 7: 8.49%
• Kyrgyz Republic — 6th of 7: 7.34%
• Slovenia — 7th of 7: 4.34%

What this measures

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).

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 12 values

Proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health expenditure, based on the societal poverty line (%) in nearby economies

• Armenia — 11.04% (2020)
• Belarus — 7.81% (2020)
• Bulgaria — 8.71% (2023)
• Czechia — 7.24% (2023)
• Georgia — 18.01% (2024)
• Greece — 13.33% (2023)
• Kazakhstan

More health data for Slovak Republic

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 4.58% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 5.06% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 410,820 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 14.82% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 432,114 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 16.35% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 842,935 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 15.57% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population)

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Questions people ask

What is Slovak Republic's proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health expenditure, based on the societal poverty line (%)?

8.11% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2005?

It is down 1.84 percentage points from 9.95% in 2005. The highest value was 9.95% in 2005 and the lowest 5.81% in 2012.

Is the latest change in proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health expenditure, based on the societal poverty line (%) unusual for Slovak Republic?

In 2022, Slovak Republic's proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health expenditure, based on the societal poverty line (%) rose 1.05 percentage points on 2021 (from 7.06% to 8.11%). Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2021), the average change was −0.49 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.75 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH_UHC_FH40_IMPOV, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO); World Bank (WB), note: Universal Health Coverage Dataset Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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