Problem paying medical bills in select high-income countries 2020 by income

According to a 2020 survey, all eleven select high-income countries showed income-related inequalities in affordability of health care such that those with lower income were more likely to have had problems paying medical bills in the past year. The discrepancy was largest in the U.S. where over a third of lower-income adults reported facing this problem.This statistic illustrates the share of adults who had problems paying medical bills in the past year among 11 high-income countries in 2020 including the U.S., by income level.

根据2020年的一项调查，所选取的十一個高收入國家均顯示了與收入相關的醫療可承擔性不均等現象，即收入較低的人群更可能在过去一年中面臨支付醫療賬單的困難。在美國，這種差距尤為明顯，超過三分之一的低收入成年人報告了這一問題。此統計數據展示了在2020年包括美國在内的11個高收入國家中，成年人因收入水平而面臨過去一年支付醫療賬單困難的比例。