Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 0.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in North Macedonia, 1996–2010
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2010, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in North Macedonia stood at 0.4%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 140.0% on the previous year and up 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in North Macedonia peaked at 0.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2009.
That places North Macedonia 14th out of 38 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3% | — |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -34.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +23.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +15.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +78.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -55.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +140.0% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 0.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 9.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 0.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More health data for North Macedonia
- 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 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,700 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.76 % 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 0.0232 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.76 % 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 North Macedonia?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in North Macedonia was 0.4% in 2010, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2009.
- How does North Macedonia rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- North Macedonia ranks 14th out of 38 countries with data for 2010.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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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