Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Serbia
Serbia: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 0.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
down 20.0%
World rank
14th
of 40 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2018
All-time low
0.7%
in 2003
Years of data
11
2003–2019
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Serbia, 2003–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 0.8% for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in 2019.
That represents a change of down 20.0% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Serbia peaked at 1.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2003.
Serbia ranks 14th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.7% | — |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +23.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +35.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -20.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 0.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Serbia'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More health data for Serbia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -5.26 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3584 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,502 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % 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 0.022 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % 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 Serbia?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Serbia was 0.8% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2003.
- How does Serbia rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- Serbia ranks 14th out of 40 countries with data for 2019.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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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