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

Jamaica: Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or was 278,000.0% in 2004. ▲ Rising

Latest (2004)
278,000.0%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
27th
of 36 countries
All-time high
310,000.0%
in 1993
All-time low
149,000.0%
in 1996
Years of data
10
1991–2004

Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Jamaica, 1991–2004

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1991199720041991: 247.0k1992: 239.0k1993: 310.0k1994: 222.0k1995: 195.0k1996: 149.0k1997: 149.0k2002: 280.0k2003: 281.0k2004: 278.0k

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

Analysis

In 2004, number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Jamaica stood at 278,000.0%.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Jamaica peaked at 310,000.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 149,000.0%, in 1996.

Jamaica ranks 27th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Jamaica, 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 Jamaica, 1991 to 2004.
Year Value Change
1991 247,000.0%
1992 239,000.0% -3.2%
1993 310,000.0% +29.7%
1994 222,000.0% -28.4%
1995 195,000.0% -12.2%
1996 149,000.0% -23.6%
1997 149,000.0% +0.0%
2002 280,000.0% +87.9%
2003 281,000.0% +0.4%
2004 278,000.0% -1.1%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

  • Jamaica's 278,000.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 881,000.0%, 32% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 215,857.1% 149,000.0% 310,000.0% 7
2000s 279,666.7% 278,000.0% 281,000.0% 3

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 24 Belarus 414,000.0% compare
  2. 25 Kazakhstan 312,000.0% compare
  3. 26 Lithuania 303,000.0% compare
  4. 28 Latvia 242,000.0%
  5. 29 Slovakia 203,000.0%
  6. 30 Kyrgyzstan 195,000.0%

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 Jamaica?
Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Jamaica was 278,000.0% in 2004, 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 Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 310,000.0% in 1993.
What is the lowest number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 149,000.0% in 1996.
How does Jamaica rank for number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or?
Jamaica ranks 27th out of 36 countries with data for 2004.
Is number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jamaica 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).