Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Mongolia

Mongolia: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 0.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 86.8%
World rank
40th
of 40 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2020
All-time low
0.1%
in 2021
Years of data
10
2002–2021

Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Mongolia, 2002–2021

0.10.20.30.40.52002201120212002: 0.122009: 0.212010: 0.182011: 0.192012: 0.182014: 0.232016: 0.442018: 0.342020: 0.532021: 0.07

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Mongolia recorded 0.1% for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 86.8% on the previous year and down 63.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Mongolia peaked at 0.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2021.

Mongolia ranks 40th of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Mongolia, 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 Mongolia, 2002 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2002 0.1%
2009 0.2% +75.0%
2010 0.2% -14.3%
2011 0.2% +5.6%
2012 0.2% -5.3%
2014 0.2% +27.8%
2016 0.4% +91.3%
2018 0.3% -22.7%
2020 0.5% +55.9%
2021 0.1% -86.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 2
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 6
2020s 0.3% 0.1% 0.5% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Mongolia?
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Mongolia was 0.1% 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 Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
How does Mongolia rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
Mongolia ranks 40th out of 40 countries with data for 2021.
Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is down 63.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mongolia 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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