Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or in Iran

Iran: Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or was 2,913,000.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising

Latest (2013)
2,913,000.0%
Change on year
up 18.3%
World rank
1st
of 36 countries
All-time high
2,913,000.0%
in 2013
All-time low
2,058,000.0%
in 2005
Years of data
9
2005–2013

Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or in Iran, 2005–2013

01.0M2.0M3.0M2005200920132005: 2.1M2006: 2.1M2007: 2.1M2008: 2.5M2009: 2.6M2010: 2.7M2011: 2.3M2012: 2.5M2013: 2.9M

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or in Iran is 2,913,000.0%, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.3% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or in Iran peaked at 2,913,000.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2,058,000.0%, in 2005.

Iran ranks 1st of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or in Iran, year by year

Annual values for Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or income on out-of-pocket health care expenditure in Iran, 2005 to 2013.
Year Value Change
2005 2,058,000.0%
2006 2,140,000.0% +4.0%
2007 2,120,000.0% -0.9%
2008 2,532,000.0% +19.4%
2009 2,639,000.0% +4.2%
2010 2,749,000.0% +4.2%
2011 2,314,000.0% -15.8%
2012 2,462,000.0% +6.4%
2013 2,913,000.0% +18.3%

Iran compared with similar countries

  • Iran's 2,913,000.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 183,000.0%, 15.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,297,800.0% 2,058,000.0% 2,639,000.0% 5
2010s 2,609,500.0% 2,314,000.0% 2,913,000.0% 4

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 2 United States 2,469,000.0% compare
  2. 3 Mexico 2,310,000.0% compare
  3. 4 South Korea 1,965,000.0%

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or in Iran?
Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or in Iran was 2,913,000.0% in 2013, 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 25% of household consumption or recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 2,913,000.0% in 2013.
What is the lowest number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 2,058,000.0% in 2005.
How does Iran rank for number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or?
Iran ranks 1st out of 36 countries with data for 2013.
Is number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran 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 25% 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 25% 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 25% 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).