Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Iran
Iran: Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or was 12,200,000.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Iran, 2005–2013
Source: Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection).
Analysis
Iran recorded 12,200,000.0% for number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in 2013. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.1% on the previous year and up 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Iran peaked at 12,200,000.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7,967,000.0%, in 2005.
That places Iran 2nd out of 36 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top 10%.
Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7,967,000.0% | — |
| 2006 | 8,173,000.0% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 8,221,000.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 9,175,000.0% | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 10,100,000.0% | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 10,200,000.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 10,700,000.0% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 10,600,000.0% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 12,200,000.0% | +15.1% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 12,200,000.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 881,000.0%, 13.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,727,200.0% | 7,967,000.0% | 10,100,000.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10,925,000.0% | 10,200,000.0% | 12,200,000.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Iran?
- Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Iran was 12,200,000.0% in 2013, 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 Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 12,200,000.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,967,000.0% in 2005.
- How does Iran rank for number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or?
- Iran ranks 2nd out of 36 countries with data for 2013.
- Is number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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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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).