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

Poland: Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or was 613,000.0% in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
613,000.0%
Change on year
up 13.5%
World rank
9th
of 36 countries
All-time high
746,000.0%
in 2005
All-time low
424,000.0%
in 2003
Years of data
15
1998–2012

Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or in Poland, 1998–2012

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1998200520121998: 425.0k1999: 472.0k2000: 559.0k2001: 486.0k2002: 500.0k2003: 424.0k2004: 578.0k2005: 746.0k2006: 682.0k2007: 694.0k2008: 620.0k2009: 633.0k2010: 547.0k2011: 540.0k2012: 613.0k

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

Analysis

Poland recorded 613,000.0% for number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or in 2012.

The figure is up 13.5% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or in Poland peaked at 746,000.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 424,000.0%, in 2003.

Poland ranks 9th of 36 countries on this measure, 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 25% of household consumption or in Poland, 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 Poland, 1998 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1998 425,000.0%
1999 472,000.0% +11.1%
2000 559,000.0% +18.4%
2001 486,000.0% -13.1%
2002 500,000.0% +2.9%
2003 424,000.0% -15.2%
2004 578,000.0% +36.3%
2005 746,000.0% +29.1%
2006 682,000.0% -8.6%
2007 694,000.0% +1.8%
2008 620,000.0% -10.7%
2009 633,000.0% +2.1%
2010 547,000.0% -13.6%
2011 540,000.0% -1.3%
2012 613,000.0% +13.5%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 613,000.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 51,000.0%, 12.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 613,000.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 125,000.0%, 4.9× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 448,500.0% 425,000.0% 472,000.0% 2
2000s 592,200.0% 424,000.0% 746,000.0% 10
2010s 566,666.7% 540,000.0% 613,000.0% 3

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 6 Philippines 1,439,000.0% compare
  2. 7 Indonesia 1,058,000.0% compare
  3. 8 Russia 857,000.0% compare
  4. 10 Nicaragua 535,000.0% compare
  5. 11 Ukraine 488,000.0% compare
  6. 12 Romania 460,000.0% 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 Poland?
Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or in Poland was 613,000.0% 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 25% of household consumption or recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 746,000.0% in 2005.
What is the lowest number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 424,000.0% in 2003.
How does Poland rank for number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or?
Poland ranks 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2012.
Is number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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 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).