Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Latvia
Latvia: Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity was 15.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
15.0%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
5th
of 26 countries
All-time high
15.2%
in 2015
All-time low
9.4%
in 2006
Years of data
12
2005–2016
Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Latvia, 2005–2016
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 Latvia is 15.0%, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Latvia peaked at 15.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2006.
Latvia ranks 5th 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 Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.1% | — |
| 2006 | 9.4% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | +24.6% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | +17.7% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | -1.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 15.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.4%, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 15.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.2%, 2.9× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 9.4% | 11.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 10.3% | 15.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Latvia?
- Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Latvia was 15.0% in 2016, 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2006.
- How does Latvia rank for households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity?
- Latvia ranks 5th out of 26 countries with data for 2016.
- Is households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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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