Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Georgia
Georgia: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 2.1% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Georgia, 1997–2013
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Georgia is 2.1%, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.5% on the previous year and up 179.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Georgia peaked at 2.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2003.
Georgia ranks 2nd of 40 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.2% | — |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -33.3% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +20.7% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +40.4% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -39.4% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +33.8% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +52.4% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +24.8% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +17.5% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 2.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 3.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 2.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 3.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 2.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More health data for Georgia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.7 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0382 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,310 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 26 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.2207 % 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 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.2812 % 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 Georgia?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Georgia was 2.1% in 2013, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2003.
- How does Georgia rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- Georgia ranks 2nd out of 40 countries with data for 2013.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 179.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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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