Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Spain
Spain: Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity was 2.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.9%
Change on year
up 79.4%
World rank
22nd
of 26 countries
All-time high
2.9%
in 2020
All-time low
1.0%
in 2006
Years of data
15
2006–2020
Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Spain, 2006–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Spain stood at 2.9%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 79.4% on the previous year and up 95.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Spain peaked at 2.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2006.
That places Spain 22nd out of 26 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.0% | — |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +18.3% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +40.6% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +21.2% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +79.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 2.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.4%, 30% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Spain's 2.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.2%, 55% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 19 Turkey 4.3% compare
- 20 Luxembourg 3.9% compare
- 21 Croatia 3.6% compare
- 23 Switzerland 2.7% compare
- 24 Sweden 1.6% compare
- 25 United Kingdom 1.5% compare
More health data for Spain
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2629 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,290 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 108 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0396 % 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 0.0173 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0227 % 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 Spain?
- Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Spain was 2.9% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2006.
- How does Spain rank for households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity?
- Spain ranks 22nd out of 26 countries with data for 2020.
- Is households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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