Share of population with large expenditures on health in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of population with large expenditures on health was 4.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of population with large expenditures on health in Luxembourg, 1998–2021
Source: World Health Organisation and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 4.3% for share of population with large expenditures on health in 2021.
That represents a change of up 14.2% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with large expenditures on health in Luxembourg peaked at 4.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1998.
That places Luxembourg 49th out of 63 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of population with large expenditures on health in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.2% | — |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +188.9% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | +33.2% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -15.9% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.0% | 4.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 46 Czechia 4.6% compare
- 47 United States of America 4.6% compare
- 48 Mexico 4.4% compare
- 50 Türkiye 4.2% compare
- 51 El Salvador 4.1% compare
- 52 Kazakhstan 3.7% compare
More health data for Luxembourg
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5867 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,220 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 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 0.0258 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.0164 % 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 0.0266 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with large expenditures on health in Luxembourg?
- Share of population with large expenditures on health in Luxembourg was 4.3% in 2021, 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of population with large expenditures on health recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1998.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of population with large expenditures on health?
- Luxembourg ranks 49th out of 63 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of population with large expenditures on health rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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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About this data
Proportion of population with large household expenditures on health (greater than 10%) as a share of total household expenditure or income (%).