Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures, expressed as a proportion of the $2.15 a-day poverty line (%, national, rural, urban) by country
Countries reporting
33
Highest
3.2%
Nicaragua
Lowest
0.0%
Bulgaria
Median
0.1%
Years covered
30
1992–2021
Data points
401
What the numbers show
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures, expressed as a proportion of the $2.15 a-day poverty line (%, national, rural, urban) is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 3.2% in Nicaragua; the lowest is 0.0% in Bulgaria.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.4%.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in North Macedonia (up 1,500.0%), and the largest decrease in Mongolia (down 100.0%).
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicaragua | 3.2% | 2014 | up 200.9% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 2.5% | 2011 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 3 | Uganda | 1.7% | 2016 | down 25.5% | flat |
| 4 | Georgia | 0.9% | 2013 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 0.9% | 2018 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 6 | Egypt | 0.7% | 2017 | up 560.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.6% | 2018 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 8 | Nepal | 0.2% | 2016 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Pakistan | 0.2% | 2018 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 10 | North Macedonia | 0.2% | 2010 | up 1,500.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.1% | 2021 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Indonesia | 0.1% | 2018 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Peru | 0.1% | 2021 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Mexico | 0.1% | 2020 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2020 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2005 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.0% | 2021 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Albania | 0.0% | 2012 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Viet Nam | 0.0% | 2020 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 2016 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Russian Federation | 0.0% | 2004 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Serbia | 0.0% | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 22 | Türkiye | 0.0% | 2013 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2008 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Romania | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |