Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Pakistan
Pakistan: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 0.2% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
0.2%
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
9th
of 39 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 2001
All-time low
0.2%
in 2018
Years of data
8
2001–2018
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Pakistan, 2001–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Pakistan is 0.2%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Pakistan peaked at 1.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2018.
Pakistan ranks 9th of 39 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.1% | — |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -43.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -38.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -47.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -38.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -5.3% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 38% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 6 Egypt 0.7% compare
- 7 Nepal 0.5% compare
- 8 Côte d'Ivoire 0.5% compare
- 10 North Macedonia 0.2% compare
- 10 South Africa 0.2% compare
- 12 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1% compare
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % 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 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % 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 Pakistan?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Pakistan was 0.2% in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
- How does Pakistan rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- Pakistan ranks 9th out of 39 countries with data for 2018.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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