Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Mexico
Mexico: Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or was 8,613,000.0% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Mexico, 1984–2012
Source: Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection).
Analysis
Mexico recorded 8,613,000.0% for number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 104.6% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Mexico peaked at 10,900,000.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 4,209,000.0%, in 2010.
Mexico ranks 5th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 7,312,000.0% | — |
| 1989 | 8,885,000.0% | +21.5% |
| 1992 | 8,401,000.0% | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 9,245,000.0% | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 10,900,000.0% | +17.9% |
| 1998 | 8,878,000.0% | -18.6% |
| 2000 | 9,971,000.0% | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 9,804,000.0% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 10,600,000.0% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 6,853,000.0% | -35.3% |
| 2010 | 4,209,000.0% | -38.6% |
| 2012 | 8,613,000.0% | +104.6% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 8,613,000.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 881,000.0%, 9.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8,098,500.0% | 7,312,000.0% | 8,885,000.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9,356,000.0% | 8,401,000.0% | 10,900,000.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 9,307,000.0% | 6,853,000.0% | 10,600,000.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 6,411,000.0% | 4,209,000.0% | 8,613,000.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Mexico?
- Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Mexico was 8,613,000.0% in 2012, 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 10,900,000.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,209,000.0% in 2010.
- How does Mexico rank for number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or?
- Mexico ranks 5th out of 36 countries with data for 2012.
- Is number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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).