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
Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Jamaica, 1991–2004
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 24 Belarus 414,000.0% compare
- 25 Kazakhstan 312,000.0% compare
- 26 Lithuania 303,000.0% compare
- 28 Latvia 242,000.0%
- 29 Slovakia 203,000.0%
- 30 Kyrgyzstan 195,000.0%
More health data for Jamaica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3325 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,308 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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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About this data
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).