Key facts

• Over 1 billion people worldwide are at risk of falling into poverty due to out-of-pocket health spending of 10% or more of their household budget.
• Scaling up primary health care (PHC) interventions across low and middle-income countries could save 60 million lives and increase average life expectancy by 3.7 years by 2030.
• The majority of essential interventions (90%) for universal health coverage can be delivered using a PHC approach.
• An estimated 75% of the projected health gains from the Sustainable Development Goals could be achieved through PHC.
• Achieving the targets for PHC requires an additional investment of around US$ 200 to US$ 328 billion a year for a more comprehensive package of health services.