Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 0.4% in 2004. ▲ Rising

Latest (2004)
0.4%
Change on year
up 22.6%
World rank
31st
of 40 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2004
All-time low
0.2%
in 1998
Years of data
8
1997–2004

Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Russian Federation, 1997–2004

00.10.20.30.41997200020041997: 0.271998: 0.191999: 0.222000: 0.242001: 0.272002: 0.362003: 0.312004: 0.38

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Russian Federation recorded 0.4% for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in 2004. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 22.6% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.

Russian Federation ranks 31st of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Russian Federation, 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 Russian Federation, 1997 to 2004.
Year Value Change
1997 0.3%
1998 0.2% -29.6%
1999 0.2% +15.8%
2000 0.2% +9.1%
2001 0.3% +12.5%
2002 0.4% +33.3%
2003 0.3% -13.9%
2004 0.4% +22.6%

Russian Federation compared with similar countries

  • Russian Federation's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 52% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
  • Russian Federation's 0.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 56% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 3
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 5

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 28 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.5% compare
  2. 29 North Macedonia 0.5% compare
  3. 30 Republic of Moldova 0.4% compare
  4. 32 Sri Lanka 0.3%
  5. 33 Ethiopia 0.3% compare
  6. 34 Kyrgyzstan 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Russian Federation?
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Russian Federation was 0.4% in 2004, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2004.
What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
How does Russian Federation rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
Russian Federation ranks 31st out of 40 countries with data for 2004.
Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russian Federation 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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