Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Albania
Albania: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 0.7% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Latest (2012)
0.7%
World rank
20th
of 40 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2005
All-time low
0.7%
in 2012
Years of data
5
1996–2012
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Albania, 1996–2012
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2012, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Albania stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Albania peaked at 1.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2012.
That places Albania 20th out of 40 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.0% | — |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +39.6% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -41.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -18.1% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More health data for Albania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.287 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,085 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.99 % 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 0.024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.15 % 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 Albania?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Albania was 0.7% in 2012, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2012.
- How does Albania rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- Albania ranks 20th out of 40 countries with data for 2012.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania 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 a relative poverty line - 60% of median daily per capita consumption or income (%, national, rural, urban). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).