Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Italy
Italy: Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity was 9.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
9.9%
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
11th
of 26 countries
All-time high
9.9%
in 2020
All-time low
5.2%
in 2006
Years of data
17
2004–2020
Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Italy, 2004–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Italy stood at 9.9%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Italy peaked at 9.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2006.
Italy ranks 11th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.5% | — |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +18.7% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +5.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 9.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.4%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Italy's 9.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.2%, 1.9× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 5.2% | 6.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 6.0% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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Frequently asked questions
- What is households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Italy?
- Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Italy was 9.9% in 2020, 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2006.
- How does Italy rank for households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity?
- Italy ranks 11th out of 26 countries with data for 2020.
- Is households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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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