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Medical Bankruptcies by Country

United States has the highest Bankruptcies Caused by Medical Expenses (66.5%), followed by Canada (19.0%) and Australia (10.0%). United Kingdom has the lowest (8.2%).

Economics190 countries · 2 metricsUpdated Dec 31, 2025Original page
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189 countries · # = rank by Bankruptcies Caused by Medical Expenses
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1United Kingdom8.2%13.3%
2Australia10.0%15.3%
3Canada19.0%14.9%
4United States66.5%11.1%
—India—46.0%
—China—33.6%
—Indonesia—33.0%
—Pakistan—47.4%
—Nigeria—76.1%
—Brazil—27.4%
—Bangladesh—72.5%
—Russia—27.7%
—Ethiopia—44.6%
—Mexico—39.1%
—Japan—11.0%
—Egypt—53.8%
—Philippines—44.6%
—DR Congo—37.1%
—Vietnam—39.6%
—Iran—39.1%
—Germany—10.7%
—Tanzania—28.7%
—Thailand—9.21%
—France—8.92%
—South Africa—6.71%
—Italy—22.7%
—Kenya—24.2%
—Myanmar—65.1%
—Colombia—14.4%
—Sudan—51.4%
—Uganda—34.1%
—South Korea—28.8%
—Algeria—50.0%
—Iraq—47.8%
—Spain—19.2%
—Argentina—26.4%
—Afghanistan—78.0%
—Yemen—70.2%
—Angola—28.7%
—Morocco—43.0%
—Poland—18.8%
—Uzbekistan—65.3%
—Mozambique—9.69%
—Malaysia—37.9%
—Ghana—25.0%
—Saudi Arabia—11.0%
—Peru—27.0%
—Madagascar—32.3%
—Ivory Coast—28.8%
—Cameroon—67.7%
—Nepal—55.8%
—Niger—40.3%
—Venezuela—24.9%
—Syria—45.7%
—Mali—43.2%
—Burkina Faso—34.6%
—Sri Lanka—40.2%
—Malawi—12.1%
—Zambia—9.69%
—Chad—58.2%
—Kazakhstan—30.9%
—Somalia—42.1%
—Chile—35.5%
—Senegal—48.8%
—Guatemala—58.4%
—Romania—21.4%
—Netherlands—10.0%
—Ecuador—32.5%
—Cambodia—61.2%
—Zimbabwe—8.16%
—Guinea—55.5%
—Benin—42.5%
—Rwanda—9.62%
—Burundi—24.5%
—Bolivia—21.9%
—South Sudan—34.4%
—Tunisia—33.9%
—Haiti—48.2%
—Belgium—20.1%
—Dominican Republic—27.6%
—Jordan—40.2%
—United Arab Emirates—12.3%
—Honduras—51.1%
—Tajikistan—65.2%
—Papua New Guinea—9.25%
—Cuba—11.1%
—Sweden—12.9%
—Czechia—14.3%
—Azerbaijan—64.5%
—Portugal—29.7%
—Togo—63.2%
—Greece—33.5%
—Israel—20.3%
—Hungary—24.3%
—Austria—16.0%
—Switzerland—21.6%
—Sierra Leone—52.7%
—Belarus—27.6%
—Laos—28.7%
—Turkmenistan—79.2%
—Libya—30.5%
—Kyrgyzstan—38.4%
—Nicaragua—35.7%
—Paraguay—38.9%
—Bulgaria—35.1%
—Serbia—36.5%
—Republic of the Congo—25.4%
—El Salvador—31.6%
—Denmark—13.0%
—Singapore—24.7%
—Lebanon—33.4%
—Liberia—62.2%
—Central African Republic—47.7%
—Oman—7.48%
—Norway—14.1%
—Finland—16.1%
—Mauritania—40.8%
—Slovakia—19.3%
—Ireland—10.7%
—New Zealand—11.7%
—Costa Rica—22.4%
—Kuwait—11.5%
—Panama—37.1%
—Croatia—9.19%
—Georgia—40.5%
—Eritrea—54.3%
—Mongolia—39.0%
—Uruguay—16.3%
—Qatar—7.73%
—Namibia—8.1%
—Bosnia and Herzegovina—30.9%
—Moldova—31.7%
—Armenia—79.1%
—Gambia—19.9%
—Jamaica—11.1%
—Lithuania—31.8%
—Albania—51.3%
—Gabon—18.6%
—Botswana—4.39%
—Lesotho—12.6%
—Guinea-Bissau—64.9%
—Slovenia—12.4%
—Equatorial Guinea—70.4%
—Latvia—30.7%
—North Macedonia—40.2%
—Bahrain—23.5%
—Trinidad and Tobago—49.2%
—Timor-Leste—5.48%
—Cyprus—14.6%
—Estonia—23.2%
—Eswatini—10.4%
—Mauritius—44.0%
—Djibouti—31.0%
—Fiji—8%
—Comoros—43.9%
—Solomon Islands—3.72%
—Guyana—23.1%
—Bhutan—34.6%
—Luxembourg—8.67%
—Suriname—23.1%
—Montenegro—36.7%
—Malta—30.0%
—Maldives—17.5%
—Cape Verde—25.7%
—Brunei—7.66%
—Belize—26.6%
—Bahamas—24.3%
—Iceland—13.7%
—Vanuatu—7.58%
—Barbados—46.7%
—Sao Tome and Principe—12.0%
—Samoa—12.5%
—Saint Lucia—38.7%
—Kiribati—0.79%
—Seychelles—24.4%
—Grenada—53.7%
—Micronesia—2.84%
—Tonga—2.94%
—Saint Vincent and the Grenadines—27.6%
—Antigua and Barbuda—24.8%
—Andorra—8.84%
—Dominica—27.5%
—Saint Kitts and Nevis—43.3%
—Monaco—7.56%
—Marshall Islands—1.2%
—San Marino—11.4%
—Palau—16.6%
—Nauru—0.47%
—Tuvalu—0.37%

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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Bankruptcies Caused by Medical Expenses?
United States has the highest Bankruptcies Caused by Medical Expenses, at 66.5%, followed by Canada (19.0%) and Australia (10.0%).
Which country has the lowest Bankruptcies Caused by Medical Expenses?
United Kingdom has the lowest Bankruptcies Caused by Medical Expenses, at 8.2%.
What is the median Bankruptcies Caused by Medical Expenses across countries?
The median is 14.5% across the 4 countries with data.
Where does this medical bankruptcies by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Medical Bankruptcy: Still Common Despite the Affordable Care Act - National Library of Medicine; Filing Bankruptcy Due To Medical Bills - Bankruptcy Advisory Centre; This is the real reason most Americans file for bankruptcy - CNBC; Medical Bankruptcies Statistics - Balancing Everything.