Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Armenia
Armenia: Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity was 17.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
17.1%
Change on year
up 15.3%
World rank
4th
of 26 countries
All-time high
26.9%
in 2017
All-time low
14.8%
in 2020
Years of data
12
2010–2021
Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Armenia, 2010–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Armenia is 17.1%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 15.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Armenia peaked at 26.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2020.
Armenia ranks 4th of 26 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 18.3% | — |
| 2011 | 17.3% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | +38.2% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | -20.3% |
| 2016 | 26.1% | +46.9% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | -22.2% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | -27.1% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | +15.3% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 17.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.4%, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 17.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.7%, 1.5× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.1% | 15.4% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 14.8% | 17.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More health data for Armenia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.966 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,466 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 33 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1726 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5455 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Armenia?
- Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Armenia was 17.1% in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2020.
- How does Armenia rank for households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity?
- Armenia ranks 4th out of 26 countries with data for 2021.
- Is households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity to pay for health care (food, housing and utilities approach - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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