Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Poland
Poland: Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or was 5,301,000.0% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Poland, 1998–2012
Source: Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection).
Analysis
Poland recorded 5,301,000.0% for number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in 2012.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Poland peaked at 5,577,000.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4,254,000.0%, in 1998.
That places Poland 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4,254,000.0% | — |
| 1999 | 4,588,000.0% | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 4,742,000.0% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 4,742,000.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4,700,000.0% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 4,481,000.0% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 4,864,000.0% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 5,577,000.0% | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 5,269,000.0% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 5,406,000.0% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 5,339,000.0% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 5,492,000.0% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 5,120,000.0% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 5,290,000.0% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 5,301,000.0% | +0.2% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 5,301,000.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 571,000.0%, 9.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Poland's 5,301,000.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 924,500.0%, 5.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,421,000.0% | 4,254,000.0% | 4,588,000.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5,061,200.0% | 4,481,000.0% | 5,577,000.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,237,000.0% | 5,120,000.0% | 5,301,000.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Poland?
- Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Poland was 5,301,000.0% 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 5,577,000.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,254,000.0% in 1998.
- How does Poland rank for number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or?
- Poland ranks 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2012.
- Is number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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).