Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures, expressed as a proportion of a relative poverty line - 60% of median daily per capita consumption or income (%, national, rural, urban) by country
Countries reporting
40
Highest
5.1%
Nicaragua
Lowest
0.1%
Mongolia
Median
0.7%
Years covered
30
1992–2021
Data points
421
What the numbers show
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures, expressed as a proportion of a relative poverty line - 60% of median daily per capita consumption or income (%, national, rural, urban) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 5.1% in Nicaragua; the lowest is 0.1% in Mongolia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.7%, and the mean is 0.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 73.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Nicaragua (up 310.5%), and the largest decrease in Mongolia (down 63.2%).
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicaragua | 5.1% | 2014 | up 310.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Georgia | 2.1% | 2013 | up 179.2% | rising |
| 3 | Egypt | 1.7% | 2017 | up 286.4% | rising |
| 4 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.3% | 2021 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 5 | Latvia | 1.2% | 2016 | up 74.3% | rising |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 1.2% | 2018 | up 85.9% | rising |
| 7 | Peru | 1.1% | 2021 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 8 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.0% | 2018 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 9 | Armenia | 0.9% | 2016 | up 253.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Uganda | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 11 | Viet Nam | 0.9% | 2020 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 12 | Belarus | 0.8% | 2020 | up 80.4% | rising |
| 13 | Poland | 0.8% | 2013 | down 13.7% | flat |
| 14 | India | 0.8% | 2017 | up 175.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Serbia | 0.8% | 2019 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 16 | Hungary | 0.8% | 2007 | up 141.9% | rising |
| 16 | Nepal | 0.8% | 2016 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 18 | Romania | 0.7% | 2016 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 19 | Lithuania | 0.7% | 2008 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 20 | Albania | 0.7% | 2012 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 21 | Estonia | 0.6% | 2005 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 22 | Pakistan | 0.6% | 2018 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 23 | Türkiye | 0.6% | 2013 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 24 | Mexico | 0.6% | 2020 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 0.5% | 2018 | up 10.4% | flat |
| 26 | Montenegro | 0.5% | 2015 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 26 | Ukraine | 0.5% | 2019 | up 41.7% | falling |
| 28 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.5% | 2021 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 0.5% | 2019 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 30 | Republic of Moldova | 0.4% | 2021 | down 46.9% | rising |
| 31 | Russian Federation | 0.4% | 2004 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 32 | Sri Lanka | 0.3% | 2016 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 33 | Ethiopia | 0.3% | 2018 | up 93.8% | rising |
| 34 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3% | 2020 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Slovakia | 0.2% | 2010 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 35 | South Africa | 0.2% | 2014 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 37 | Indonesia | 0.2% | 2018 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 38 | Kazakhstan | 0.2% | 2015 | up 37.5% | falling |
| 39 | Thailand | 0.2% | 2021 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 40 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2021 | down 63.2% | volatile |