Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Mexico

Mexico: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 0.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.6%
Change on year
up 31.1%
World rank
24th
of 40 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2008
All-time low
0.3%
in 2016
Years of data
7
2008–2020

Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Mexico, 2008–2020

00.20.40.62008201420202008: 0.662010: 0.532012: 0.422014: 0.52016: 0.342018: 0.452020: 0.59

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2020, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Mexico stood at 0.6%.

The figure is up 31.1% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Mexico peaked at 0.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2016.

Mexico ranks 24th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for 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) in Mexico, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.7%
2010 0.5% -19.7%
2012 0.4% -20.8%
2014 0.5% +19.0%
2016 0.3% -32.0%
2018 0.5% +32.4%
2020 0.6% +31.1%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 0.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 5
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 21 Estonia 0.6%
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  4. 25 Burkina Faso 0.5% compare
  5. 26 Montenegro 0.5% compare
  6. 26 Ukraine 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Mexico?
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Mexico was 0.6% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2008.
What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
How does Mexico rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
Mexico ranks 24th out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico 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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Indicator
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)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
40 places, 421 data points, 1992–2021
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