Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Uganda
Uganda: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
0.9%
World rank
10th
of 40 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2005
All-time low
0.6%
in 1999
Years of data
6
1999–2016
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Uganda, 1999–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Uganda is 0.9%, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Uganda peaked at 0.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1999.
Uganda ranks 10th of 40 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6% | — |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +54.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +11.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5%, 1.7× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Uganda?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Uganda was 0.9% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1999.
- How does Uganda rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- Uganda ranks 10th out of 40 countries with data for 2016.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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