Expenses · Myanmar
Healthcare costs in Myanmar
Households pay $40 per person per year directly — 71.1% of all health spending, or 3% of the US level.
The figures
- Out of pocket, per person
- $40/yr
- paid directly by households (2023)
- Share paid by you
- 71.1%
- of all health spending (2023)
- Total health spend
- $283/yr
- per person, PPP international $ (2023)
- Government share
- 11.1%
- funded publicly (2023)
- Doctors
- 0.76
- physicians per 1,000 people (2019)
- Dentists
- 0.72
- per 10,000 people (2019) — access, not price
National averages, updated 2026-09-07. They describe a country, not a person — what you pay depends on insurance, residency and visa. Not medical or financial advice.
Countries with a similar burden
- Togo — $38/yr out of pocket
- Samoa — $39/yr out of pocket
- Mauritania — $40/yr out of pocket
- Bhutan — $41/yr out of pocket
- Indonesia — $41/yr out of pocket
- Kyrgyzstan — $41/yr out of pocket
See also: all countries ranked · what money is worth in Myanmar · livability in Myanmar
Frequently asked questions
How much does healthcare cost in Myanmar?
Total health spending is $283 per person per year (PPP international dollars), of which $40 is paid directly out of pocket by households — 71.1% of the total. These are national averages: what you personally pay depends on insurance, residency status and visa.
Is healthcare in Myanmar cheaper than the United States?
On out-of-pocket spending per person, Myanmar is 3% of the US level ($1,472/yr there). Note that a country's general price level is a poor guide to this — scaling healthcare by cost of living overstates costs abroad by up to 5×, which is why these figures are measured rather than modelled.
What does dental care cost in Myanmar?
This page does not say, because no free, citable source publishes international dental prices — every comparison available online comes from clinics selling the treatment they quote. What is published is access: Myanmar has 0.72 dentists per 10,000 people.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank and the WHO Global Health Observatory, refreshed at build time (last updated 2026-09-07). World Bank — SH.XPD.CHEX.PP.CD; World Bank — SH.XPD.OOPC.PC.CD; World Bank — SH.XPD.OOPC.CH.ZS; World Bank — SH.XPD.GHED.CH.ZS; World Bank — SH.MED.PHYS.ZS; WHO Global Health Observatory — HWF_0010.
Are the dollar figures for Myanmar reliable?
Exchange regime: multiple rates. The Central Bank of Myanmar's reference rate has been held at 2,100 kyat per dollar while the online-platform and market rates ran 2,900-3,300 and beyond; the World Bank's June 2025 Myanmar Economic Monitor says 'the existence of multiple exchange rates continues to distort prices and deter investment'. Dollar figures here are converted by the World Bank (Atlas method, which uses an alternative conversion factor where the official rate is unrepresentative), not at the official rate; treat them as approximate.