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| Indicator |
Indicator 3.8.2: Proportion of population with positive out-of-pocket household expenditures on health exceeding 40 per cent of household discretionary budget[1] 1 Refinement of the indicator name to correct name approved by the IAEG-SDGs from the 2025 Comprehensive review and approved by the 57th session of the Statistical Commission in March 2026. ↑ |
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| Target |
Target 3.8: Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all |
| Metadata update |
2026-03-27 |
| International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring |
World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank |
| Related indicators |
Financial hardship due to out-of-pocket (OOP) health spending is a key consequence of inadequate of financial risk protection mechanisms. SDG indicator 3.8.2 is designed to capture financial hardship due to OOP health spending which hinders progress towards the universal health coverage target 3.8. It should always be interpreted together with the other SDG UHC indicator, SDG UHC indicator, 3.8.1, which measures service coverage. Financial hardship induced by OOP health spending also deters efforts to eradicate poverty and reduce inequalities between and within countries and as such other relevant SDG indicators include 1.1.1; 1.2.1; 10.1.1; 10.2.1 |
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