Proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health exp in Belarus
Belarus: Proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health exp was 7.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health exp in Belarus, 2002–2020
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 7.8% for proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health exp in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health exp in Belarus peaked at 24.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2020.
That places Belarus 61st out of 76 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 14.2% | 24.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 7.8% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 58 Slovakia 8.1% compare
- 59 Montenegro 8.0% compare
- 60 Mauritius 7.9% compare
- 62 Kyrgyzstan 7.3% compare
- 63 Switzerland 7.3% compare
- 64 Czechia 7.2% compare
More reference data data for Belarus
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.824 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 35.79 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 27.26 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 59.45 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health exp in Belarus?
- Proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health exp in Belarus was 7.8% in 2020, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health exp recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health exp recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2020.
- How does Belarus rank for proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health exp?
- Belarus ranks 61st out of 76 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health exp rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health expenditure, based on the societal poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of population spending more than 100% of household discretionary budget on out-of-pocket health expenditure (%). This includes people living in poverty that are further impoverished due to out-of-pocket health expenditure as well as people who are pushed into poverty by 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).