Table 2.
Overview of financial health protection programmes in BRICS countries
| Brazil | Russia | India | China | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out-of-pocket spending on health(% of total health expenditure, 2011)52 | 57·8% | 35% | 59% | 35% | 7% |
| Gini index (year)53 | 54·7 (2009) | 40·1 (2009) | 33·4 (2005) | 47 (2007) | 63·1 (2009) |
| GNI per head (US$, 2011)54 | $11 420 | $20 560 | $3590 | $8390 | $10 710 |
| Annual GDP growth rate (5 year average; 2007–11) 55 | 4·4% | 2·8% | 7·8% | 10·4% | 2·8% |
| Public expenditure on health (% of GDP, year)52 | 3·3% (2005), 4·1% (2011) | 3·2% (2005), 3·7% (2011) | 0·9% (2005), 1·2% (2011) | 1·8% (2005), 2·9% (2011) | 3·4% (2005), 4·1% (2011) |
| Private expenditure on health (% of GDP, 2009)52 | 4·9% | 1·9% | 2·8% | 2·3% | 5·1% |
| Health expenditure (% total of GDP, 2010)52 | 9% | 5·1% | 4·1% | 5·1% | 8·9% |
BRICS=Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. GNI=gross national income. GDP=gross domestic product.