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

Philippines: Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or was 1,439,000.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
1,439,000.0%
Change on year
up 14.8%
World rank
6th
of 36 countries
All-time high
1,439,000.0%
in 2015
All-time low
454,000.0%
in 1997
Years of data
7
1997–2015

Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or in Philippines, 1997–2015

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M1.4M1997200620151997: 454.0k2000: 478.0k2003: 544.0k2006: 856.0k2009: 932.0k2012: 1.3M2015: 1.4M

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

Analysis

Philippines recorded 1,439,000.0% for number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or in 2015. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 14.8% on the previous year and up 68.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or in Philippines peaked at 1,439,000.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 454,000.0%, in 1997.

Philippines ranks 6th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or in Philippines, 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 Philippines, 1997 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1997 454,000.0%
2000 478,000.0% +5.3%
2003 544,000.0% +13.8%
2006 856,000.0% +57.4%
2009 932,000.0% +8.9%
2012 1,253,000.0% +34.4%
2015 1,439,000.0% +14.8%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 1,439,000.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 183,000.0%, 7.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 1,439,000.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,439,000.0%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 454,000.0% 454,000.0% 454,000.0% 1
2000s 702,500.0% 478,000.0% 932,000.0% 4
2010s 1,346,000.0% 1,253,000.0% 1,439,000.0% 2

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 3 Mexico 2,310,000.0% compare
  2. 4 South Korea 1,965,000.0% compare
  3. 5 Vietnam 1,879,000.0% compare
  4. 7 Indonesia 1,058,000.0% compare
  5. 8 Russia 857,000.0% compare
  6. 9 Poland 613,000.0% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or in Philippines?
Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or in Philippines was 1,439,000.0% in 2015, 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 Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 1,439,000.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 454,000.0% in 1997.
How does Philippines rank for number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or?
Philippines ranks 6th out of 36 countries with data for 2015.
Is number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 68.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines 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).