Healthcare cost in Bangladesh: The right to healthcare is enshrined in the Constitution of Bangladesh. However, despite considerable development in this sector over the last decade, the nation is still far from ensuring quality healthcare for all.
Increased out-of-pocket spending on healthcare in Bangladesh: A recent study by the World Bank found that out-of-pocket-spending (OOPS) accounted for 73.9 percent of health expenditure in Bangladesh. Meanwhile Nepal’s was 58 percent, India’s 55 percent, Pakistan’s 54 percent, Sri Lanka’s 46 percent, and Bhutan had the lowest OOPS at 18 percent.