Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Peru
Peru: Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or was 2,600,000.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Peru, 2000–2015
Source: Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection).
Analysis
Peru recorded 2,600,000.0% for number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Peru peaked at 3,532,000.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2,600,000.0%, in 2015.
That places Peru 11th out of 36 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,063,000.0% | — |
| 2006 | 3,002,000.0% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 3,207,000.0% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 3,315,000.0% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 3,085,000.0% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 3,370,000.0% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 3,376,000.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 3,532,000.0% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 2,842,000.0% | -19.5% |
| 2015 | 2,600,000.0% | -8.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 2,600,000.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 881,000.0%, 3.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,134,400.0% | 3,002,000.0% | 3,315,000.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3,144,000.0% | 2,600,000.0% | 3,532,000.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Peru?
- Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Peru was 2,600,000.0% in 2015, 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 3,532,000.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,600,000.0% in 2015.
- How does Peru rank for number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or?
- Peru ranks 11th out of 36 countries with data for 2015.
- Is number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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).