Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Montenegro
Montenegro: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 0.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
0.5%
Change on year
down 12.1%
World rank
26th
of 40 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2008
All-time low
0.2%
in 2006
Years of data
11
2005–2015
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Montenegro, 2005–2015
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2015, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Montenegro stood at 0.5%.
That represents a change of down 12.1% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Montenegro peaked at 0.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2006.
That places Montenegro 26th out of 40 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.4% | — |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -47.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +77.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +97.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -48.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -15.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +73.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +29.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -12.1% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 93% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 75% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 23 Türkiye 0.6% compare
- 24 Mexico 0.6% compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 0.5% compare
- 26 Ukraine 0.5% compare
- 28 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.5% compare
- 29 North Macedonia 0.5% compare
More health data for Montenegro
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1184 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,522 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.07 % 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 0.0271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.97 % 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 Montenegro?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Montenegro was 0.5% in 2015, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2006.
- How does Montenegro rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- Montenegro ranks 26th out of 40 countries with data for 2015.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro 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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