Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in Philippines
Philippines: Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by was 843,000 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in Philippines, 1997–2015
Source: Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection).
Analysis
In 2015, number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Philippines stood at 843,000. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.3% on the previous year and up 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Philippines peaked at 843,000 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 288,000, in 1997.
That places Philippines 1st out of 34 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 288,000 | — |
| 2000 | 354,000 | +22.9% |
| 2003 | 448,000 | +26.6% |
| 2006 | 511,000 | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 513,000 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 673,000 | +31.2% |
| 2015 | 843,000 | +25.3% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 843,000 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,000, 93.7× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 288,000 | 288,000 | 288,000 | 1 |
| 2000s | 456,500 | 354,000 | 513,000 | 4 |
| 2010s | 758,000 | 673,000 | 843,000 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Philippines?
- Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Philippines was 843,000 in 2015, according to Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection).
- What is the highest number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 843,000 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 288,000 in 1997.
- How does Philippines rank for number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by?
- Philippines ranks 1st out of 34 countries with data for 2015.
- Is number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection), published as part of Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).