Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 1.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
1.2%
Change on year
up 11.2%
World rank
6th
of 40 countries
All-time high
1.3%
in 2016
All-time low
0.2%
in 1997
Years of data
8
1997–2018
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Bulgaria, 1997–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1.2% for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in 2018.
The figure is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 85.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Bulgaria peaked at 1.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1997.
Bulgaria ranks 6th of 40 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +278.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -66.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +166.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +37.5% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +48.9% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -18.3% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +11.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 1.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.6× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 1.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 1.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More health data for Bulgaria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,422 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 39 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2564 % 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 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3643 % 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 Bulgaria?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Bulgaria was 1.2% 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1997.
- How does Bulgaria rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- Bulgaria ranks 6th out of 40 countries with data for 2018.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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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