Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Belarus
Belarus: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
0.0%
World rank
35th
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2003
All-time low
0.0%
in 2014
Years of data
16
2002–2020
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Belarus, 2002–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Belarus stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Belarus peaked at 0.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
Belarus ranks 35th of 38 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.7% | — |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -50.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -34.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -30.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -37.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -80.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%. (21 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More health data for Belarus
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3867 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,674 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -5.57 % 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 0.019 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -5.56 % 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 Belarus?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Belarus was 0.0% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Belarus rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- Belarus ranks 35th out of 38 countries with data for 2020.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).