Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Poland

Poland: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 0.0% in 2013. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2013)
0.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
31st
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2004
All-time low
0.0%
in 2008
Years of data
16
1998–2013

Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Poland, 1998–2013

00.020.040.060.081998200520131998: 0.051999: 0.062000: 0.052001: 0.062002: 0.062003: 0.062004: 0.072005: 0.062006: 0.032007: 0.032008: 0.012009: 0.012010: 0.012011: 0.022012: 0.012013: 0.01

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Poland recorded 0.0% for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 83.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Poland peaked at 0.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.

That places Poland 31st out of 38 countries with data for 2013, putting it 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 Poland, year by year

Annual values for Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures, expressed as a proportion of the $3.65 a-day poverty line (%, national, rural, urban) in Poland, 1998 to 2013.
Year Value Change
1998 0.1%
1999 0.1% +20.0%
2000 0.1% -16.7%
2001 0.1% +20.0%
2002 0.1% +0.0%
2003 0.1% +0.0%
2004 0.1% +16.7%
2005 0.1% -14.3%
2006 0.0% -50.0%
2007 0.0% +0.0%
2008 0.0% -66.7%
2009 0.0% +0.0%
2010 0.0% +0.0%
2011 0.0% +100.0%
2012 0.0% -50.0%
2013 0.0% +0.0%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 25% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 25% of the median. (9 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 30 Montenegro 0.0% compare
  2. 31 Ukraine 0.0% compare
  3. 31 Lithuania 0.0% compare
  4. 31 Kazakhstan 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Poland?
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Poland was 0.0% 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 Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
How does Poland rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
Poland ranks 31st out of 38 countries with data for 2013.
Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Poland 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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Indicator
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures, expressed as a proportion of the $3.65 a-day poverty line (%, national, rural, urban)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
38 places, 403 data points, 1992–2021
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