Average total cost per data breach worldwide 2020-2023, by industry
Between March 2022 and March 2023, the highest average cost of a data breach, nearly 11 million U.S. dollars, was detected in the healthcare industry. The financial sector ranked second, with 5.9 million U.S. dollars on average per breach. The global average data breach cost in the measured period was 4.45 million U.S. dollars. Data breaches in the public sector cost relatively low, an average of 2.6 million U.S. dollars during the measured period.
