Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 1.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
1.3%
Change on year
up 9.6%
World rank
4th
of 40 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2014
All-time low
1.1%
in 2012
Years of data
13
2009–2021
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2009–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Iran, Islamic Republic of is 1.3%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 1.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2012.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 4th of 40 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.4% | — |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +9.6% |
Iran, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 1.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 2.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 2 |
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More health data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5627 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,361 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,070 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.88 % 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 0.0311 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.95 % 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 1.3% 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2012.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 4th out of 40 countries with data for 2021.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic 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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