Share of population with large expenditures on health in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Share of population with large expenditures on health was 2.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population with large expenditures on health in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1999–2020
Source: World Health Organisation and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of population with large expenditures on health in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 2.4%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with large expenditures on health in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 2.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1999.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 58th out of 63 countries with data for 2020, 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8% | — |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +146.9% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +23.8% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with large expenditures on health in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Share of population with large expenditures on health in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 2.4% in 2020, 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of population with large expenditures on health recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1999.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for share of population with large expenditures on health?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 58th out of 63 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population with large expenditures on health rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 (%).