Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Ukraine
Ukraine: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 0.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
down 23.9%
World rank
26th
of 40 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2018
All-time low
0.3%
in 2011
Years of data
18
2002–2019
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Ukraine, 2002–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Ukraine is 0.5%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.9% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Ukraine peaked at 0.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2011.
That places Ukraine 26th out of 40 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.6% | — |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -17.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +58.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -22.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +19.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +52.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -23.9% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 93% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 75% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 23 Türkiye 0.6% compare
- 24 Mexico 0.6% compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 0.5% compare
- 26 Montenegro 0.5% compare
- 28 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.5% compare
- 29 North Macedonia 0.5% compare
More health data for Ukraine
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0188 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,126 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 81 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.31 % 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 0.0166 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.73 % 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 Ukraine?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Ukraine was 0.5% 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2011.
- How does Ukraine rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- Ukraine ranks 26th out of 40 countries with data for 2019.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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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