Proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%) by country

Percentage of population pushed below 60% of median consumption by out-of-pocket health spending

Countries reporting
46
Highest
5.0%
Nicaragua
Lowest
0.3%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Median
1.6%
Years covered
35
1984–2018
Data points
445

What the numbers show

Proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%) is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 5.0% in Nicaragua; the lowest is 0.3% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.6%, and the mean is 1.8%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.

Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Nicaragua (up 146.6%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 57.7%).

Proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Nicaragua 5.0% 2014 up 146.6% rising
2 Georgia 4.5% 2013 up 90.9% rising
3 India 3.2% 2011 up 13.5% rising
4 Republic of Moldova 3.0% 2016 up 4.2% rising
5 Latvia 3.0% 2010 up 76.9% rising
6 Poland 2.7% 2016 up 22.6% rising
7 Armenia 2.5% 2013 up 112.3% falling
8 Albania 2.5% 2012 down 41.6% rising
9 Bulgaria 2.4% 2010 up 25.7% volatile
10 Jamaica 2.4% 2004 up 62.1% rising
11 Viet Nam 2.4% 2016 down 27.0% falling
12 Lithuania 2.3% 2010 up 32.9% rising
13 Taiwan, China 2.2% 2016 down 6.6% rising
14 Romania 2.1% 2016 up 46.0% rising
15 Serbia 2.1% 2015 down 8.8% rising
16 Bangladesh 2.1% 2016 up 43.6% rising
17 Pakistan 2.1% 2015 up 26.1% flat
18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.9% 2015 up 15.7% falling
19 Russian Federation 1.8% 2014 up 127.5% rising
20 Belarus 1.7% 2016 up 101.8% rising
21 Hungary 1.7% 2015 down 16.0% flat
22 Mali 1.7% 2016 up 19.8% rising
23 Montenegro 1.6% 2015 down 22.6% volatile
24 Côte d'Ivoire 1.6% 2015 down 52.6% falling
25 United States of America 1.5% 2018 down 2.8% flat
26 Palestine, State of 1.5% 2016 down 43.0% falling
27 Slovakia 1.5% 2010 down 2.6% flat
28 Israel 1.5% 2016 down 19.5% falling
29 Peru 1.4% 2015 up 12.7% flat
30 Ukraine 1.4% 2014 down 24.3% falling
31 Japan 1.4% 2015 up 46.4% volatile
32 Kosovo 1.3% 2016 down 29.6% flat
32 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 1.3% 2016 down 29.6% flat
34 Slovenia 1.3% 2012 up 85.1% rising
35 Kazakhstan 1.3% 2015 up 91.5% rising
36 Canada 1.2% 2010 up 59.7% rising
37 Estonia 1.0% 2010 down 38.3% flat
38 Philippines 1.0% 2015 up 31.9% rising
39 Indonesia 0.9% 2015 up 29.3% rising
40 Mexico 0.9% 2012 down 57.7% falling
41 North Macedonia 0.7% 2008 up 32.9% rising
42 Croatia 0.7% 2010 down 32.8% falling
43 Türkiye 0.7% 2016 down 16.4% falling
44 Kyrgyzstan 0.6% 2016 down 35.5% falling
45 Mongolia 0.6% 2012 up 7.0% rising
46 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3% 2013 down 20.7% flat

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Indicator
Proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%)
Unit
%
Source
Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
46 places, 445 data points, 1984–2018
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Percentage of population pushed below 60% of median consumption by out-of-pocket health spending