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

Romania: Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or was 2,405,000.0% in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
2,405,000.0%
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
12th
of 36 countries
All-time high
2,623,000.0%
in 2011
All-time low
1,322,000.0%
in 1998
Years of data
15
1998–2012

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

01.0M2.0M3.0M1998200520121998: 1.3M1999: 1.6M2000: 1.6M2001: 1.6M2002: 1.7M2003: 1.7M2004: 2.1M2005: 2.1M2006: 2.2M2007: 2.2M2008: 2.4M2009: 2.5M2010: 2.5M2011: 2.6M2012: 2.4M

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

Analysis

In 2012, number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Romania stood at 2,405,000.0%.

The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Romania peaked at 2,623,000.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,322,000.0%, in 1998.

Romania ranks 12th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Romania, 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 Romania, 1998 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1998 1,322,000.0%
1999 1,557,000.0% +17.8%
2000 1,577,000.0% +1.3%
2001 1,550,000.0% -1.7%
2002 1,653,000.0% +6.6%
2003 1,715,000.0% +3.8%
2004 2,064,000.0% +20.3%
2005 2,145,000.0% +3.9%
2006 2,250,000.0% +4.9%
2007 2,208,000.0% -1.9%
2008 2,357,000.0% +6.7%
2009 2,474,000.0% +5.0%
2010 2,483,000.0% +0.4%
2011 2,623,000.0% +5.6%
2012 2,405,000.0% -8.3%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 2,405,000.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 571,000.0%, 4.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 2,405,000.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 924,500.0%, 2.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,439,500.0% 1,322,000.0% 1,557,000.0% 2
2000s 1,999,300.0% 1,550,000.0% 2,474,000.0% 10
2010s 2,503,666.7% 2,405,000.0% 2,623,000.0% 3

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 9 Poland 5,301,000.0% compare
  2. 10 Ukraine 3,278,000.0% compare
  3. 11 Peru 2,600,000.0% compare
  4. 13 Turkey 2,312,000.0% compare
  5. 14 Pakistan 1,754,000.0% compare
  6. 15 Nicaragua 1,668,000.0% 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 Romania?
Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Romania was 2,405,000.0% 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 Romania?
The highest recorded value was 2,623,000.0% in 2011.
What is the lowest number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 1,322,000.0% in 1998.
How does Romania rank for number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or?
Romania ranks 12th out of 36 countries with data for 2012.
Is number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania 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).