Out-of-pocket expenditure on healthcare

In 2016, Ireland's out-of-pocket expenditure on healthcare decreased by 0.3% compared to 2015, reaching 26.9.

Ireland accounts for 83.9% of the EU-27 total of 32.1.

Ireland ranks 21st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 0.8% (from 27.2 in 2011).

Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_sp310, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.