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

Turkey: Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or was 2,312,000.0% in 2012. ▼ Falling

Latest (2012)
2,312,000.0%
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
13th
of 36 countries
All-time high
3,914,000.0%
in 2002
All-time low
2,312,000.0%
in 2012
Years of data
11
2002–2012

Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Turkey, 2002–2012

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M2002200720122002: 3.9M2003: 3.1M2004: 3.7M2005: 3.4M2006: 3.4M2007: 3.6M2008: 2.6M2009: 2.6M2010: 2.8M2011: 2.5M2012: 2.3M

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 Turkey stood at 2,312,000.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Turkey peaked at 3,914,000.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2,312,000.0%, in 2012.

That places Turkey 13th out of 36 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Turkey, 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 Turkey, 2002 to 2012.
Year Value Change
2002 3,914,000.0%
2003 3,125,000.0% -20.2%
2004 3,732,000.0% +19.4%
2005 3,442,000.0% -7.8%
2006 3,439,000.0% -0.1%
2007 3,578,000.0% +4.0%
2008 2,620,000.0% -26.8%
2009 2,560,000.0% -2.3%
2010 2,792,000.0% +9.1%
2011 2,453,000.0% -12.1%
2012 2,312,000.0% -5.7%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 2,312,000.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 571,000.0%, 4.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 2,312,000.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 881,000.0%, 2.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3,301,250.0% 2,560,000.0% 3,914,000.0% 8
2010s 2,519,000.0% 2,312,000.0% 2,792,000.0% 3

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 10 Ukraine 3,278,000.0% compare
  2. 11 Peru 2,600,000.0% compare
  3. 12 Romania 2,405,000.0% compare
  4. 14 Pakistan 1,754,000.0% compare
  5. 15 Nicaragua 1,668,000.0% compare
  6. 16 Georgia 1,103,000.0% 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 Turkey?
Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Turkey was 2,312,000.0% 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 Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 3,914,000.0% in 2002.
What is the lowest number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 2,312,000.0% in 2012.
How does Turkey rank for number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or?
Turkey ranks 13th out of 36 countries with data for 2012.
Is number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Turkey 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).