IE · 2017 · tepsr_sp310
Out-of-pocket expenditure on healthcare
Ireland, 2017
In 2017, Ireland's out-of-pocket expenditure on healthcare decreased by 2.7% compared to 2016, reaching 26.2.
Ireland accounts for 81.6% 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 1.7% (from 26.7 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_sp310, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.