Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures, expressed as a proportion of the $1.90 a-day poverty line (%) by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
3.2%
Nicaragua
Lowest
0.0%
Ukraine
Median
0.0%
Years covered
30
1992–2021
Data points
401
What the numbers show
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures, expressed as a proportion of the $1.90 a-day poverty line (%) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 3.2% in Nicaragua; the lowest is 0.0% in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0%, and the mean is 0.3%.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in North Macedonia (up 1,500.0%), and the largest decrease in Republic of Moldova (down 100.0%).
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicaragua | 3.2% | 2014 | up 219.2% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 2.4% | 2011 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 3 | Uganda | 1.7% | 2016 | down 25.4% | flat |
| 4 | Burkina Faso | 1.0% | 2018 | up 24.1% | falling |
| 5 | Georgia | 0.8% | 2013 | up 57.1% | flat |
| 6 | Egypt | 0.7% | 2017 | up 518.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Nepal | 0.5% | 2016 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.5% | 2018 | down 74.0% | falling |
| 9 | Pakistan | 0.2% | 2018 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 10 | South Africa | 0.2% | 2014 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 10 | North Macedonia | 0.2% | 2010 | up 1,500.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.1% | 2021 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Mexico | 0.1% | 2020 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Peru | 0.1% | 2021 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2005 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Indonesia | 0.1% | 2018 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2020 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Albania | 0.0% | 2012 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.0% | 2021 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Viet Nam | 0.0% | 2020 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 2016 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Russian Federation | 0.0% | 2004 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Serbia | 0.0% | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 23 | Türkiye | 0.0% | 2013 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Hungary | 0.0% | 2007 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2008 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Romania | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |