Healthcare Headline indicator
Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure
Share of total health expenditure that households pay out of pocket (uncovered by government schemes, insurance, or employers). The headline measure of healthcare affordability and household financial risk from illness.
Tamil Nadu, latest
36.0%
2019-20
Change
-5.3%
2014-15 → 2019-20
Rank vs compared states
#1 of 5
TN vs MH, KA, GJ, UP · lower is better
Tamil Nadu's OOPE is 36.0% (2019-20), down +5.3% since 2014-15. It ranks #1 of 5 compared states (lower is better).
Tamil Nadu's OOPE fell from 38.0% (2014-15) to 36.0% (2019-20).
Source: National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC) / Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Compare with Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh
- 1 UP Uttar Pradesh 71.0% 2019-20
- 2 GJ Gujarat 46.0% 2019-20
- 3 KA Karnataka 45.0% 2019-20
- 4 MH Maharashtra 42.0% 2019-20
- 5 TN Tamil Nadu 36.0% 2019-20
Tamil Nadu highlighted. Each row shows that state's value and the year it is from — compare like years with care.
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Methodology & notes
National Health Accounts (NHA) state-level estimates. OOPE includes direct payments by households for outpatient consultation, drugs, diagnostics, hospitalisation, and indirect costs.
All values
Every observation, by state and period. Newest first.
Tamil Nadu
- FY20 2019-20 36.0%
- FY19 2018-19 36.5%
- FY18 2017-18 39.0%
- FY17 2016-17 37.0%
- FY16 2015-16 37.5%
- FY15 2014-15 38.0%
Maharashtra 6 values
- FY20 2019-20 42.0%
- FY19 2018-19 42.5%
- FY18 2017-18 42.0%
- FY17 2016-17 45.0%
- FY16 2015-16 48.0%
- FY15 2014-15 50.0%
Karnataka 6 values
- FY20 2019-20 45.0%
- FY19 2018-19 45.5%
- FY18 2017-18 47.0%
- FY17 2016-17 48.0%
- FY16 2015-16 49.5%
- FY15 2014-15 50.0%
Gujarat 6 values
- FY20 2019-20 46.0%
- FY19 2018-19 46.5%
- FY18 2017-18 47.0%
- FY17 2016-17 48.5%
- FY16 2015-16 50.5%
- FY15 2014-15 52.0%
Uttar Pradesh 6 values
- FY20 2019-20 71.0%
- FY19 2018-19 72.0%
- FY18 2017-18 74.0%
- FY17 2016-17 76.5%
- FY16 2015-16 78.0%
- FY15 2014-15 79.0%
Cross-state comparison (FY20)
Sorted low → high. Tamil Nadu highlighted.