Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Romania
Romania: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 0.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Romania, 1998–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Romania is 0.7%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.0% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Romania peaked at 0.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1998.
That places Romania 18th out of 40 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.2% | — |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +26.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +39.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -32.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +45.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +46.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More health data for Romania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0845 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,419 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 113 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.62 % 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 0.0235 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.52 % 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 Romania?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Romania was 0.7% in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
- How does Romania rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- Romania ranks 18th out of 40 countries with data for 2016.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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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