Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Georgia
Georgia: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 2.3% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Latest (2013)
2.3%
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
4th
of 38 countries
All-time high
2.6%
in 2009
All-time low
1.0%
in 2003
Years of data
15
1997–2013
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Georgia, 1997–2013
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Georgia is 2.3%, measured in 2013.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 125.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Georgia peaked at 2.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2003.
Georgia ranks 4th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.5% | — |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -28.6% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +33.3% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +42.9% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -46.9% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +36.9% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +33.1% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +24.9% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +5.0% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 2.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 58.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 2.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 11.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.0% | 2.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More health data for Georgia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.7 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0382 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,310 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 26 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.2207 % 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 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.2812 % 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 Georgia?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Georgia was 2.3% in 2013, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2003.
- How does Georgia rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- Georgia ranks 4th out of 38 countries with data for 2013.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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 — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).