Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Poland
Poland: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 0.8% in 2013. ▬ Flat
Latest (2013)
0.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 40 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 2004
All-time low
0.7%
in 1998
Years of data
16
1998–2013
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Poland, 1998–2013
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.8% for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Poland peaked at 1.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1998.
That places Poland 13th out of 40 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.7% | — |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +17.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +20.3% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -21.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More health data for Poland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9071 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,693 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 80 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -5.59 % 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 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -5.49 % 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 Poland?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Poland was 0.8% in 2013, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
- How does Poland rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- Poland ranks 13th out of 40 countries with data for 2013.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Poland 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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