Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Pakistan
Pakistan: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 1.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
1.4%
Change on year
up 9.3%
World rank
8th
of 38 countries
All-time high
2.1%
in 2001
All-time low
1.2%
in 2010
Years of data
8
2001–2018
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Pakistan, 2001–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Pakistan is 1.4%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Pakistan peaked at 2.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2010.
That places Pakistan 8th out of 38 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.1% | — |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -23.4% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -17.8% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +9.3% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 1.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.5%, 95% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % 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 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % 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 Pakistan?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Pakistan was 1.4% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2010.
- How does Pakistan rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- Pakistan ranks 8th out of 38 countries with data for 2018.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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