Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in India
India: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 0.8% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2017)
0.8%
World rank
14th
of 40 countries
All-time high
1.2%
in 2011
All-time low
0.2%
in 1995
Years of data
9
1995–2017
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in India, 1995–2017
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
India recorded 0.8% for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in 2017.
The figure is up 175.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in India peaked at 1.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1995.
India ranks 14th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.2% | — |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +58.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -15.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +62.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -44.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +189.7% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +46.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -35.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
More health data for India
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,332 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3809 % 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 0.0372 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5922 % 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 India?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in India was 0.8% in 2017, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1995.
- How does India rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- India ranks 14th out of 40 countries with data for 2017.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 175.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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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