Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 1.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
1.6%
World rank
7th
of 38 countries
All-time high
3.0%
in 1998
All-time low
1.6%
in 2018
Years of data
5
1998–2018
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Côte d'Ivoire, 1998–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2018, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Côte d'Ivoire stood at 1.6%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 3.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2018.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 7th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.0% | — |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -19.7% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -22.2% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -22.5% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 1.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
More health data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 864.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,592 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 12 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.01 % 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 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.04 % 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Côte d'Ivoire was 1.6% 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2018.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 7th out of 38 countries with data for 2018.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire 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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