Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Türkiye
Türkiye: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 0.6% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Latest (2013)
0.6%
Change on year
up 27.7%
World rank
23rd
of 40 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2007
All-time low
0.4%
in 2003
Years of data
12
2002–2013
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Türkiye, 2002–2013
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 0.6% for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in 2013.
That represents a change of up 27.7% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Türkiye peaked at 0.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2003.
Türkiye ranks 23rd of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.5% | — |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -18.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +19.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +17.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -39.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +36.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -20.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +27.7% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 0.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 0.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 88% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More health data for Türkiye
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5275 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 858 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.16 % 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 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.94 % 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 Türkiye?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Türkiye was 0.6% 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2003.
- How does Türkiye rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- Türkiye ranks 23rd out of 40 countries with data for 2013.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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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