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

Latest (2012)
5,301,000.0%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
9th
of 36 countries
All-time high
5,577,000.0%
in 2005
All-time low
4,254,000.0%
in 1998
Years of data
15
1998–2012

Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Poland, 1998–2012

02.0M4.0M6.0M1998200520121998: 4.3M1999: 4.6M2000: 4.7M2001: 4.7M2002: 4.7M2003: 4.5M2004: 4.9M2005: 5.6M2006: 5.3M2007: 5.4M2008: 5.3M2009: 5.5M2010: 5.1M2011: 5.3M2012: 5.3M

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

Annual values for Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or income on out-of-pocket health care expenditure in Poland, 1998 to 2012.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 6 Russia 7,005,000.0% compare
  2. 7 South Korea 6,638,000.0% compare
  3. 8 Philippines 6,419,000.0% compare
  4. 10 Ukraine 3,278,000.0% compare
  5. 11 Peru 2,600,000.0% compare
  6. 12 Romania 2,405,000.0% compare

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 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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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).