Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Poland
Poland: Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity was 9.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
9.4%
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
13th
of 26 countries
All-time high
10.4%
in 2005
All-time low
8.5%
in 2018
Years of data
17
2005–2021
Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Poland, 2005–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Poland stood at 9.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% 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 Poland peaked at 10.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2018.
Poland ranks 13th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.4% | — |
| 2006 | 9.9% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | -4.3% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 9.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.4%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Poland's 9.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.2%, 1.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 9.6% | 10.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 8.5% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.4% | 9.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Poland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Poland?
- Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Poland was 9.4% 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2018.
- How does Poland rank for households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity?
- Poland ranks 13th out of 26 countries with data for 2021.
- Is households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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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