Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or in United States
United States: Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or was 2,469,000.0% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or in United States, 1995–2013
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 United States is 2,469,000.0%, measured in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or in United States peaked at 3,041,000.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,201,000.0%, in 2008.
United States ranks 2nd of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2,727,000.0% | — |
| 1996 | 2,698,000.0% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 2,458,000.0% | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 2,392,000.0% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 3,041,000.0% | +27.1% |
| 2001 | 2,883,000.0% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 2,855,000.0% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 2,754,000.0% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 2,614,000.0% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 2,877,000.0% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 2,462,000.0% | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 2,235,000.0% | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 2,201,000.0% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 2,233,000.0% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 2,446,000.0% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 2,665,000.0% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 2,689,000.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 2,469,000.0% | -8.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 2,469,000.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 125,000.0%, 19.8× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,568,750.0% | 2,392,000.0% | 2,727,000.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 2,615,500.0% | 2,201,000.0% | 3,041,000.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,567,250.0% | 2,446,000.0% | 2,689,000.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or in United States?
- Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or in United States was 2,469,000.0% 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 3,041,000.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,201,000.0% in 2008.
- How does United States rank for number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or?
- United States ranks 2nd out of 36 countries with data for 2013.
- Is number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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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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).