Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 0.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
0.3%
Change on year
up 72.2%
World rank
33rd
of 40 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2018
All-time low
0.1%
in 2004
Years of data
5
1999–2018
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Ethiopia, 1999–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Ethiopia is 0.3%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 72.2% on the previous year and up 93.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Ethiopia peaked at 0.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2004.
That places Ethiopia 33rd out of 40 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.1% | — |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +45.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +72.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5%, 58% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 30 Republic of Moldova 0.4% compare
- 31 Russian Federation 0.4% compare
- 32 Sri Lanka 0.3% compare
- 34 Kyrgyzstan 0.3% compare
- 35 South Africa 0.2% compare
- 35 Slovakia 0.2% compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Ethiopia?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Ethiopia was 0.3% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
- How does Ethiopia rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- Ethiopia ranks 33rd out of 40 countries with data for 2018.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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