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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,312 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,760 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9607 % 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 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9678 % 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 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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