Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Lithuania
Lithuania: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 0.7% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Latest (2008)
0.7%
World rank
19th
of 40 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2002
All-time low
0.6%
in 1998
Years of data
8
1998–2008
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Lithuania, 1998–2008
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2008, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Lithuania stood at 0.7%.
That represents a change of up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Lithuania peaked at 0.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1998.
That places Lithuania 19th out of 40 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.6% | — |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +23.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -31.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +20.7% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 96% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 0.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More health data for Lithuania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4537 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,909 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -4.51 % 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 0.0199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -4.59 % 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 Lithuania?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Lithuania was 0.7% in 2008, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1998.
- How does Lithuania rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- Lithuania ranks 19th out of 40 countries with data for 2008.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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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