Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household in World
World: Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household was 26.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household in World, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household in World is 26.0%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household in World peaked at 34.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.6% | — |
| 2001 | 34.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 33.8% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 32.0% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 31.9% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 31.4% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 29.9% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 30.2% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 28.9% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 28.5% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 28.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 27.2% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 26.9% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 26.6% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 26.2% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.0% | 29.9% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 26.6% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 26.0% | 26.6% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household in World?
- Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household in World was 26.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2022.
- How does World rank for proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household?
- World ranks 6th out of 14 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household expenditure on health exceeding 40% of household discretionary budget, by location, quintile, type of household and characteristics of the head of household (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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