Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Hungary

Hungary: Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or was 738,000.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
738,000.0%
Change on year
down 36.4%
World rank
20th
of 36 countries
All-time high
1,253,000.0%
in 2003
All-time low
619,000.0%
in 1998
Years of data
11
1998–2010

Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Hungary, 1998–2010

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1998200420101998: 619.0k1999: 713.0k2000: 843.0k2001: 850.0k2002: 985.0k2003: 1.3M2004: 1.0M2005: 1.1M2006: 1.0M2007: 1.2M2010: 738.0k

Source: Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection).

Analysis

In 2010, number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Hungary stood at 738,000.0%.

That represents a change of down 36.4% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Hungary peaked at 1,253,000.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 619,000.0%, in 1998.

That places Hungary 20th out of 36 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or income on out-of-pocket health care expenditure in Hungary, 1998 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1998 619,000.0%
1999 713,000.0% +15.2%
2000 843,000.0% +18.2%
2001 850,000.0% +0.8%
2002 985,000.0% +15.9%
2003 1,253,000.0% +27.2%
2004 1,038,000.0% -17.2%
2005 1,071,000.0% +3.2%
2006 1,016,000.0% -5.1%
2007 1,160,000.0% +14.2%
2010 738,000.0% -36.4%

Hungary compared with similar countries

  • Hungary's 738,000.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 571,000.0%, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Hungary's 738,000.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 924,500.0%, 80% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 666,000.0% 619,000.0% 713,000.0% 2
2000s 1,027,000.0% 843,000.0% 1,253,000.0% 8
2010s 738,000.0% 738,000.0% 738,000.0% 1

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 17 United Kingdom 1,050,000.0% compare
  2. 18 Bulgaria 950,000.0% compare
  3. 19 Canada 899,000.0% compare
  4. 21 Serbia 659,000.0% compare
  5. 22 Moldova 571,000.0% compare
  6. 23 Israel 532,000.0% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Hungary?
Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Hungary was 738,000.0% in 2010, 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 spending more than 10% of household consumption or recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 1,253,000.0% in 2003.
What is the lowest number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 619,000.0% in 1998.
How does Hungary rank for number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or?
Hungary ranks 20th out of 36 countries with data for 2010.
Is number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hungary 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 spending more than 10% of household consumption or income on out-of-pocket health care expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or income on out-of-pocket health care expenditure
Source
Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 349 data points, 1984–2015
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Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or income on out-of-pocket health care expenditure. 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).