Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Latvia
Latvia: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 1.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
1.2%
Change on year
up 18.4%
World rank
5th
of 40 countries
All-time high
1.2%
in 2016
All-time low
0.7%
in 2002
Years of data
15
2002–2016
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Latvia, 2002–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2016, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Latvia stood at 1.2%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 18.4% on the previous year and up 74.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Latvia peaked at 1.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2002.
That places Latvia 5th out of 40 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.7% | — |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -35.2% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +45.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +38.4% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +18.4% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 1.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.7× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 1.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 1.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More health data for Latvia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3876 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,593 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -6.17 % 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 0.0202 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -6.02 % 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 Latvia?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Latvia was 1.2% in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2002.
- How does Latvia rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- Latvia ranks 5th out of 40 countries with data for 2016.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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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