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

Latest (2016)
0.7%
Change on year
up 46.0%
World rank
18th
of 40 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2016
All-time low
0.2%
in 1998
Years of data
17
1998–2016

Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Romania, 1998–2016

0.20.30.40.50.60.71998200720161998: 0.251999: 0.32000: 0.262001: 0.32002: 0.382003: 0.372004: 0.332005: 0.462006: 0.522007: 0.492008: 0.332009: 0.482010: 0.492011: 0.482012: 0.472013: 0.52016: 0.73

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

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 Romania, 1998 to 2016.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 16 Hungary 0.8% compare
  2. 16 Nepal 0.8% compare
  3. 19 Lithuania 0.7% compare
  4. 20 Albania 0.7% compare
  5. 21 Estonia 0.6% compare

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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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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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