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

Latvia: Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or was 242,000.0% in 2006. ▲ Rising

Latest (2006)
242,000.0%
Change on year
down 13.3%
World rank
28th
of 36 countries
All-time high
279,000.0%
in 2005
All-time low
212,000.0%
in 2002
Years of data
5
2002–2006

Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Latvia, 2002–2006

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2002200420062002: 212.0k2003: 240.0k2004: 271.0k2005: 279.0k2006: 242.0k

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

Analysis

Latvia recorded 242,000.0% for number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in 2006.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.3% on the previous year and up 14.2% over five years.

That places Latvia 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Latvia, 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 Latvia, 2002 to 2006.
Year Value Change
2002 212,000.0%
2003 240,000.0% +13.2%
2004 271,000.0% +12.9%
2005 279,000.0% +3.0%
2006 242,000.0% -13.3%

Latvia compared with similar countries

  • Latvia's 242,000.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 571,000.0%, 42% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Latvia's 242,000.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 924,500.0%, 26% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 25 Kazakhstan 312,000.0% compare
  2. 26 Lithuania 303,000.0% compare
  3. 27 Jamaica 278,000.0%
  4. 29 Slovakia 203,000.0%
  5. 30 Kyrgyzstan 195,000.0%
  6. 31 Kosovo 127,000.0%
  7. 31 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 127,000.0%

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 Latvia?
Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Latvia was 242,000.0% in 2006, 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 Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 279,000.0% in 2005.
What is the lowest number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 212,000.0% in 2002.
How does Latvia rank for number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or?
Latvia ranks 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2006.
Where does this Latvia 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).