Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures, expressed as a proportion of the $3.65 a-day poverty line (%, national, rural, urban) by country
Countries reporting
38
Highest
4.6%
Nicaragua
Lowest
0.0%
Latvia
Median
0.2%
Years covered
30
1992–2021
Data points
403
What the numbers show
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures, expressed as a proportion of the $3.65 a-day poverty line (%, national, rural, urban) is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 4.6% in Nicaragua; the lowest is 0.0% in Latvia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2%, and the mean is 0.7%.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 450.0%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 100.0%).
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicaragua | 4.6% | 2014 | up 132.3% | rising |
| 2 | India | 3.6% | 2011 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 3 | Uganda | 2.4% | 2016 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 4 | Georgia | 2.3% | 2013 | up 125.2% | rising |
| 5 | Egypt | 2.1% | 2017 | up 127.2% | rising |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 1.7% | 2018 | up 113.6% | rising |
| 7 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.6% | 2018 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 8 | Pakistan | 1.4% | 2018 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 9 | Nepal | 1.3% | 2016 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 10 | Armenia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 93.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Peru | 0.6% | 2021 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.4% | 2020 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Indonesia | 0.4% | 2018 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 14 | North Macedonia | 0.4% | 2010 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 15 | Mexico | 0.3% | 2020 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 16 | Albania | 0.3% | 2012 | down 71.9% | falling |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | 0.2% | 2016 | down 63.8% | falling |
| 18 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.2% | 2021 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 0.2% | 2018 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Viet Nam | 0.2% | 2020 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.2% | 2021 | up 40.0% | flat |
| 22 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2005 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 23 | Romania | 0.1% | 2016 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Türkiye | 0.1% | 2013 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 25 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2018 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Russian Federation | 0.1% | 2004 | unchanged | falling |
| 27 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2021 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Hungary | 0.0% | 2007 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 27 | Serbia | 0.0% | 2019 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Montenegro | 0.0% | 2015 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2008 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2015 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Poland | 0.0% | 2013 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2019 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |