Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Albania
Albania: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 0.3% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Latest (2012)
0.3%
World rank
16th
of 38 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2002
All-time low
0.2%
in 2008
Years of data
5
1996–2012
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Albania, 1996–2012
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Albania recorded 0.3% for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in 2012.
The figure is down 71.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Albania peaked at 1.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2008.
Albania ranks 16th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.8% | — |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +23.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -24.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -67.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +12.5% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 6.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More health data for Albania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.287 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,085 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.99 % 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 0.024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.15 % 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 Albania?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Albania was 0.3% in 2012, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
- How does Albania rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- Albania ranks 16th out of 38 countries with data for 2012.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania 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 $3.65 a-day poverty line (%, national, rural, urban). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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