Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure by country
Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure. This indicator shows the number of people living in households experiencing impoverishing out-of-pocket health expenditures, defined as expenditures without which the household they live in would have been...
What the numbers show
Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 843,000 in Philippines; the lowest is 0 in Belarus.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,000, and the mean is 80,258.
Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 100.0%).
Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippines | 843,000 | 2015 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 2 | Vietnam | 668,000 | 2012 | down 79.2% | falling |
| 3 | Mexico | 344,000 | 2012 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Nicaragua | 185,000 | 2014 | up 96.8% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 181,000 | 2015 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Georgia | 116,000 | 2013 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 7 | Turkey | 69,000 | 2012 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 18,000 | 2011 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Peru | 16,000 | 2015 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Jamaica | 14,000 | 2004 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Canada | 11,000 | 2010 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 12 | Iran | 9,000 | 2013 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Serbia | 4,000 | 2010 | up 100.0% | flat |
| 14 | North Macedonia | 2,000 | 2008 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 2,000 | 2011 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Kosovo | 2,000 | 2011 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Latvia | 1,000 | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Poland | 1,000 | 2012 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Russia | 1,000 | 2014 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 17 | South Korea | 1,000 | 2008 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Montenegro | 0 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Moldova | 0 | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Romania | 0 | 2012 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Lithuania | 0 | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Slovakia | 0 | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Ukraine | 0 | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | United States | 0 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Estonia | 0 | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Belarus | 0 | 2012 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure. This indicator shows the number of people living in households experiencing impoverishing out-of-pocket health expenditures, defined as expenditures without which the household they live in would have been above the $2.15 poverty line, but because of the expenditures is below the poverty line. Out-of-pocket health expenditure is defined as any spending incurred by a household when any member uses a health good or service to receive any type of care (preventive, curative, rehabilitative, long-term or palliative care); provided by any type of provider; for any type of disease, illness or health condition; in any type of setting (outpatient, inpatient, at home).