Proportion of population facing financial hardship due to in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Proportion of population facing financial hardship due to was 24.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population facing financial hardship due to in Upper middle income, 2000–2022
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 24.9% for proportion of population facing financial hardship due to in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population facing financial hardship due to in Upper middle income peaked at 30.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2002.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of population facing financial hardship due to in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.0% | — |
| 2001 | 19.5% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | -26.0% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | +28.6% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | +61.7% |
| 2011 | 29.3% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 29.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 28.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 24.5% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.0% | 14.5% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 25.7% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 24.5% | 25.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More reference data data for Upper middle income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,056 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 298.62 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 293.42 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.97 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 21.50 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 19.74 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 41.24 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.94 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.4% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population facing financial hardship due to in Upper middle income?
- Proportion of population facing financial hardship due to in Upper middle income was 24.9% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of population facing financial hardship due to recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2002.
- How does Upper middle income rank for proportion of population facing financial hardship due to?
- Upper middle income ranks 8th out of 12 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of population facing financial hardship due to rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle 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).