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

Turkey: Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or was 239,000.0% in 2012. ▼ Falling

Latest (2012)
239,000.0%
Change on year
down 27.6%
World rank
16th
of 36 countries
All-time high
696,000.0%
in 2004
All-time low
239,000.0%
in 2012
Years of data
11
2002–2012

Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or in Turkey, 2002–2012

200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k700.0k2002200720122002: 695.0k2003: 652.0k2004: 696.0k2005: 595.0k2006: 619.0k2007: 630.0k2008: 479.0k2009: 524.0k2010: 429.0k2011: 330.0k2012: 239.0k

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 Turkey is 239,000.0%, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 27.6% on the previous year and down 65.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or in Turkey peaked at 696,000.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 239,000.0%, in 2012.

That places Turkey 16th 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 25% of household consumption or in Turkey, 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 Turkey, 2002 to 2012.
Year Value Change
2002 695,000.0%
2003 652,000.0% -6.2%
2004 696,000.0% +6.7%
2005 595,000.0% -14.5%
2006 619,000.0% +4.0%
2007 630,000.0% +1.8%
2008 479,000.0% -24.0%
2009 524,000.0% +9.4%
2010 429,000.0% -18.1%
2011 330,000.0% -23.1%
2012 239,000.0% -27.6%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 239,000.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 51,000.0%, 4.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 239,000.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 183,000.0%, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 611,250.0% 479,000.0% 696,000.0% 8
2010s 332,666.7% 239,000.0% 429,000.0% 3

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 13 Peru 380,000.0% compare
  2. 14 Georgia 339,000.0% compare
  3. 15 United Kingdom 308,000.0% compare
  4. 17 Canada 175,000.0% compare
  5. 18 Moldova 127,000.0% compare
  6. 19 Jamaica 79,000.0%

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 Turkey?
Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or in Turkey was 239,000.0% 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 Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 696,000.0% in 2004.
What is the lowest number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 239,000.0% in 2012.
How does Turkey rank for number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or?
Turkey ranks 16th out of 36 countries with data for 2012.
Is number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.6%. 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 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).