Share of population with large household expenditures on health 10pc in Poland

Poland: Share of population with large household expenditures on health 10pc was 16.09 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
16.09
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
11th
of 63 countries
All-time high
16.89
in 1993
All-time low
11
in 1998
Years of data
25
1993–2021

Share of population with large household expenditures on health 10pc in Poland, 1993–2021

0510151993200720211993: 16.91998: 111999: 11.92000: 12.42001: 12.42002: 12.32003: 11.72004: 12.72005: 14.62006: 13.82007: 14.22008: 142009: 14.42010: 13.52011: 13.92012: 13.92013: 13.32014: 13.52015: 14.82016: 152017: 15.52018: 14.32019: 14.92020: 15.22021: 16.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of population with large household expenditures on health 10pc in Poland is 16.09, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of population with large household expenditures on health 10pc in Poland peaked at 16.89 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 11, in 1998.

Poland ranks 11th of 63 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Share of population with large household expenditures on health 10pc in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Share of population with large household expenditures on health 10pc in Poland, 1993 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1993 16.89 —
1998 11 -34.9%
1999 11.87 +7.9%
2000 12.39 +4.4%
2001 12.4 +0.1%
2002 12.29 -0.9%
2003 11.73 -4.6%
2004 12.74 +8.6%
2005 14.61 +14.7%
2006 13.82 -5.4%
2007 14.18 +2.6%
2008 14 -1.3%
2009 14.4 +2.9%
2010 13.46 -6.5%
2011 13.9 +3.3%
2012 13.93 +0.2%
2013 13.29 -4.6%
2014 13.54 +1.9%
2015 14.77 +9.1%
2016 15.04 +1.8%
2017 15.51 +3.1%
2018 14.35 -7.5%
2019 14.86 +3.6%
2020 15.24 +2.6%
2021 16.09 +5.6%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 16.09 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.88, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 16.09 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.66, 1.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share of population with large household expenditures on health 10pc in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1998 -34.9% 16.89 11

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.25 11 16.89 3
2000s 13.26 11.73 14.61 10
2010s 14.27 13.29 15.51 10
2020s 15.66 15.24 16.09 2

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 8 India 17.46 compare
  2. 9 Tunisia 16.74 compare
  3. 10 Belarus 16.54 compare
  4. 12 Nigeria 15.79 compare
  5. 13 Iran 15.36 compare
  6. 14 Uganda 15.27 compare

See the full ranking of 63 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of population with large household expenditures on health 10pc in Poland?
Share of population with large household expenditures on health 10pc in Poland was 16.09 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of population with large household expenditures on health 10pc recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 16.89 in 1993.
What is the lowest share of population with large household expenditures on health 10pc recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 11 in 1998.
How does Poland rank for share of population with large household expenditures on health 10pc?
Poland ranks 11th out of 63 countries with data for 2021.
Is share of population with large household expenditures on health 10pc rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with large household expenditures on health 10pc. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of population with large household expenditures on health 10pc
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
63 places, 733 data points, 1985–2021
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