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

00.511.51997200520131997: 11998: 0.591999: 0.842000: 1.32001: 1.22003: 0.492005: 0.612006: 0.592007: 1.12008: 1.12009: 0.992010: 12011: 12012: 0.832013: 0.77

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

Annual values for Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures, expressed as a proportion of the $1.90 a-day poverty line (%) in Georgia, 1997 to 2013.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 2 India 2.4% compare
  2. 3 Uganda 1.7% compare
  3. 4 Burkina Faso 1.0% compare
  4. 6 Egypt 0.7% compare
  5. 7 Nepal 0.5% compare
  6. 8 Côte d'Ivoire 0.5% compare

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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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Indicator
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures, expressed as a proportion of the $1.90 a-day poverty line (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
39 places, 401 data points, 1992–2021
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