Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 0.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
0.5%
World rank
29th
of 40 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2004
All-time low
0.2%
in 1997
Years of data
13
1996–2019
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in North Macedonia, 1996–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 0.5% for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in 2019.
That represents a change of up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in North Macedonia peaked at 0.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1997.
North Macedonia ranks 29th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3% | — |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -48.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +22.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -30.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +260.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -31.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +47.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -42.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -38.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +16.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +4.7% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 82% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 66% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 26 Montenegro 0.5% compare
- 26 Ukraine 0.5% compare
- 28 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.5% compare
- 30 Republic of Moldova 0.4% compare
- 31 Russian Federation 0.4% compare
- 32 Sri Lanka 0.3% compare
More health data for North Macedonia
- 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 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,700 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.76 % 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 0.0232 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.76 % 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 North Macedonia?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in North Macedonia was 0.5% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1997.
- How does North Macedonia rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- North Macedonia ranks 29th out of 40 countries with data for 2019.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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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