Share of population with large expenditures on health in Hungary
Hungary: Share of population with large expenditures on health was 12.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of population with large expenditures on health in Hungary, 1998–2018
Source: World Health Organisation and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 12.3% for share of population with large expenditures on health in 2018.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with large expenditures on health in Hungary peaked at 12.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1998.
That places Hungary 21st out of 63 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of population with large expenditures on health in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.0% | — |
| 1999 | 7.0% | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | +18.7% |
| 2001 | 8.3% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +27.5% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | -17.0% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 6.0% | 7.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 8.3% | 12.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 11.6% | 12.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More health data for Hungary
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5277 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,225 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 37 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 0.0456 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0254 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.3289 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with large expenditures on health in Hungary?
- Share of population with large expenditures on health in Hungary was 12.3% in 2018, according to World Health Organisation and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with large expenditures on health recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of population with large expenditures on health recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1998.
- How does Hungary rank for share of population with large expenditures on health?
- Hungary ranks 21st out of 63 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of population with large expenditures on health rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organisation and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with large expenditures on health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of population with large household expenditures on health (greater than 10%) as a share of total household expenditure or income (%).