Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in Romania
Romania: Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by was 60,000 in 2012. ▼ Falling
Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in Romania, 1998–2012
Source: Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection).
Analysis
Romania recorded 60,000 for number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in 2012.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 73.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Romania peaked at 294,000 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 56,000, in 2008.
Romania ranks 10th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 214,000 | — |
| 1999 | 294,000 | +37.4% |
| 2000 | 284,000 | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 218,000 | -23.2% |
| 2002 | 226,000 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 230,000 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 203,000 | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 193,000 | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 171,000 | -11.4% |
| 2007 | 112,000 | -34.5% |
| 2008 | 56,000 | -50.0% |
| 2009 | 75,000 | +33.9% |
| 2010 | 77,000 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 63,000 | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 60,000 | -4.8% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 60,000 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,000, 8.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Romania's 60,000 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,500, 24.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 254,000 | 214,000 | 294,000 | 2 |
| 2000s | 176,800 | 56,000 | 284,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66,667 | 60,000 | 77,000 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Romania?
- Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Romania was 60,000 in 2012, 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 $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 294,000 in 1999.
- What is the lowest number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,000 in 2008.
- How does Romania rank for number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by?
- Romania ranks 10th out of 34 countries with data for 2012.
- Is number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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 $3.65 ($ 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 $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure. This indicator shows the number of households experiencing impoverishing out-of-pocket health expenditures, defined as expenditures without which the household would have been above the $3.65 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).