Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in Turkey
Turkey: Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by was 149,000 in 2012. ▼ Falling
Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in Turkey, 2002–2012
Source: Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection).
Analysis
In 2012, number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Turkey stood at 149,000.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.1% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Turkey peaked at 341,000 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 128,000, in 2006.
Turkey ranks 7th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 205,000 | — |
| 2003 | 341,000 | +66.3% |
| 2004 | 335,000 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 151,000 | -54.9% |
| 2006 | 128,000 | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 321,000 | +150.8% |
| 2008 | 215,000 | -33.0% |
| 2009 | 139,000 | -35.3% |
| 2010 | 169,000 | +21.6% |
| 2011 | 199,000 | +17.8% |
| 2012 | 149,000 | -25.1% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 149,000 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,000, 21.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 149,000 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32,000, 4.7× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 229,375 | 128,000 | 341,000 | 8 |
| 2010s | 172,333 | 149,000 | 199,000 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Turkey?
- Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Turkey was 149,000 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 341,000 in 2003.
- What is the lowest number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 128,000 in 2006.
- How does Turkey rank for number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by?
- Turkey ranks 7th 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 Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey 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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About this data
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).