Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in India
India: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 2.4% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in India, 1995–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in India is 2.4%, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in India peaked at 2.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2007.
India ranks 2nd of 39 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.9% | — |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +30.6% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -19.8% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -34.4% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +71.9% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +10.9% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 2.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 5.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
More health data for India
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,332 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3809 % 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 0.0372 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5922 % 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 India?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in India was 2.4% in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2007.
- How does India rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- India ranks 2nd out of 39 countries with data for 2011.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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