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.
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Commonwealth Fund. (December 9, 2020). Share of adults who had problems paying medical bills in past year among select high-income countries in 2020, by income level [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1263746/problem-paying-medical-bills-in-select-high-income-countries-by-income/
Commonwealth Fund. "Share of adults who had problems paying medical bills in past year among select high-income countries in 2020, by income level." Chart. December 9, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1263746/problem-paying-medical-bills-in-select-high-income-countries-by-income/
Commonwealth Fund. (2020). Share of adults who had problems paying medical bills in past year among select high-income countries in 2020, by income level. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/1263746/problem-paying-medical-bills-in-select-high-income-countries-by-income/
Commonwealth Fund. "Share of Adults Who Had Problems Paying Medical Bills in past Year among Select High-income Countries in 2020, by Income Level." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 9 Dec 2020, /statistics/1263746/problem-paying-medical-bills-in-select-high-income-countries-by-income/
Commonwealth Fund, Share of adults who had problems paying medical bills in past year among select high-income countries in 2020, by income level ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/1263746/problem-paying-medical-bills-in-select-high-income-countries-by-income/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Share of adults who had problems paying medical bills in past year among select high-income countries in 2020, by income level [Graph], Commonwealth Fund, December 9, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1263746/problem-paying-medical-bills-in-select-high-income-countries-by-income/