Proportion of population facing financial hardship due to in Low income
Low income: Proportion of population facing financial hardship due to was 34.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population facing financial hardship due to in Low income, 2000–2022
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Low income recorded 34.7% for proportion of population facing financial hardship due to in 2022.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population facing financial hardship due to in Low income peaked at 43.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of population facing financial hardship due to in Low income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.8% | — |
| 2001 | 43.6% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 42.8% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 41.6% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 39.7% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 40.5% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 40.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 39.0% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 37.6% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 37.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 37.4% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 37.9% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 36.9% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 39.0% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 37.2% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 34.9% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 34.5% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 35.1% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 33.3% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 34.7% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.6% | 37.6% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 34.5% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 33.3% | 35.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More reference data data for Low income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,206 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 259.59 (2025)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 248.16 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 18.98 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.37 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.61 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.43 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.91 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population facing financial hardship due to in Low income?
- Proportion of population facing financial hardship due to in Low income was 34.7% in 2022, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest proportion of population facing financial hardship due to recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of population facing financial hardship due to recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 2021.
- How does Low income rank for proportion of population facing financial hardship due to?
- Low income ranks 2nd out of 12 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of population facing financial hardship due to rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low income data come from?
- The figures come from Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Proportion of population facing financial hardship due to out-of-pocket health expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of population spending more than 40% of household discretionary budget on out-of-pocket health expenditure (%) The discretionary budget is defined as the total household budget, measured by consumption expenditure or income, minus the societal poverty line (SPL ). Using 2017 purchasing power parities (PPPs), the SPL corresponds to whichever is greater: $2.15 (the international poverty line) or $1.15 + 50% of median household consumption expenditure or income, excluding out-of-pocket household expenditure on health. Out-of-pocket health expenditure is defined as any spending incurred by a household when any member uses a health good or service to receive any type of care (preventive, curative, rehabilitative, long-term or palliative care); provided by any type of provider; for any type of disease, illness or health condition; in any type of setting (outpatient, inpatient, at home).