Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Georgia
Georgia: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 0.8% in 2013. ▬ Flat
Latest (2013)
0.8%
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
5th
of 39 countries
All-time high
1.3%
in 2000
All-time low
0.5%
in 2003
Years of data
15
1997–2013
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Georgia, 1997–2013
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2013, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Georgia stood at 0.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Georgia peaked at 1.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2003.
That places Georgia 5th out of 39 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top quarter.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -41.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +42.4% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +51.2% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -58.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +24.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +88.1% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -18.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -7.2% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 0.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 38.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More health data for Georgia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.7 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0382 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,310 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 26 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.2207 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.2812 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Georgia?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Georgia was 0.8% in 2013, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2003.
- How does Georgia rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- Georgia ranks 5th out of 39 countries with data for 2013.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures, expressed as a proportion of the $1.90 a-day poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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