Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 0.5% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1999–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Bolivia, Plurinational State of is 0.5%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 2.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2019.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 28th out of 40 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.9% | — |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +25.7% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -49.6% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -20.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -25.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +22.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 0.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 62% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- 25 Burkina Faso 0.5% compare
- 26 Montenegro 0.5% compare
- 26 Ukraine 0.5% compare
- 29 North Macedonia 0.5% compare
- 30 Republic of Moldova 0.4% compare
- 31 Russian Federation 0.4% compare
More health data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3723 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,159 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,250 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2082 % 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 0.049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2019 % 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 Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 0.5% in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 28th out of 40 countries with data for 2021.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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.
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