According to a 2020 survey, all eleven high-income countries showed income-related inequalities in affordability of health care, such that those with lower income were more likely to skip needed medical care or prescription drugs because of cost. The discrepancy was largest in the U.S. where half of lower-income adults reported foregoing medical care or drugs due to cost in the past year.
This statistic illustrates the share of adults who skipped needed medical care or did not fill a drug prescription (Rx) due to cost in the past year among 11 high-income countries in 2020 including the U.S., by income level.
Share of adults who skipped needed medical care or did not fill a drug prescription (Rx) due to cost in past year among select high-income countries in 2020, by income level
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Commonwealth Fund. (December 9, 2020). Share of adults who skipped needed medical care or did not fill a drug prescription (Rx) due to cost in past year among select high-income countries in 2020, by income level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263708/skipped-health-care-due-to-cost-in-select-high-income-countries-by-income/
Commonwealth Fund. "Share of adults who skipped needed medical care or did not fill a drug prescription (Rx) due to cost in past year among select high-income countries in 2020, by income level." Chart. December 9, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263708/skipped-health-care-due-to-cost-in-select-high-income-countries-by-income/
Commonwealth Fund. (2020). Share of adults who skipped needed medical care or did not fill a drug prescription (Rx) due to cost in past year among select high-income countries in 2020, by income level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263708/skipped-health-care-due-to-cost-in-select-high-income-countries-by-income/
Commonwealth Fund. "Share of Adults Who Skipped Needed Medical Care or Did Not Fill a Drug Prescription (Rx) Due to Cost in past Year among Select High-income Countries in 2020, by Income Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263708/skipped-health-care-due-to-cost-in-select-high-income-countries-by-income/
Commonwealth Fund, Share of adults who skipped needed medical care or did not fill a drug prescription (Rx) due to cost in past year among select high-income countries in 2020, by income level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263708/skipped-health-care-due-to-cost-in-select-high-income-countries-by-income/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Share of adults who skipped needed medical care or did not fill a drug prescription (Rx) due to cost in past year among select high-income countries in 2020, by income level [Graph], Commonwealth Fund, December 9, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263708/skipped-health-care-due-to-cost-in-select-high-income-countries-by-income/