Proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption in Poland

Poland: Proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption was 2.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
2.7%
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
6th
of 46 countries
All-time high
2.7%
in 2016
All-time low
2.0%
in 1999
Years of data
18
1998–2016

Proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption in Poland, 1998–2016

01231998200720161998: 2 %1999: 2 %2000: 2.2 %2001: 2 %2002: 2 %2003: 2.1 %2004: 2.1 %2005: 2.1 %2006: 2.2 %2007: 2.4 %2008: 2.5 %2009: 2.5 %2011: 2.5 %2012: 2.3 %2013: 2.2 %2014: 2.3 %2015: 2.5 %2016: 2.7 %

Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank. Measured in %.

Analysis

Poland recorded 2.7% for proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption in 2016. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption in Poland peaked at 2.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1999.

That places Poland 6th out of 46 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%) in Poland, 1998 to 2016.
Year % Change
1998 2.0%
1999 2.0% -1.6%
2000 2.2% +13.1%
2001 2.0% -11.1%
2002 2.0% +0.0%
2003 2.1% +4.2%
2004 2.1% +0.6%
2005 2.1% +3.4%
2006 2.2% +1.3%
2007 2.4% +8.2%
2008 2.5% +4.4%
2009 2.5% +0.6%
2011 2.5% +1.3%
2012 2.3% -6.4%
2013 2.2% -4.8%
2014 2.3% +2.8%
2015 2.5% +6.9%
2016 2.7% +8.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 2
2000s 2.2% 2.0% 2.5% 10
2010s 2.4% 2.2% 2.7% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption in Poland?
Proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption in Poland was 2.7% in 2016, according to Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank.
What is the highest proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2016.
What is the lowest proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1999.
How does Poland rank for proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption?
Poland ranks 6th out of 46 countries with data for 2016.
Is proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank, published as part of Proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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