Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 0.0% in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
0.0%
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
25th
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2001
All-time low
0.0%
in 2005
Years of data
8
1997–2018

Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Bulgaria, 1997–2018

00.0250.050.0750.11997200720181997: 0.032001: 0.112005: 02010: 02015: 0.022016: 0.012017: 0.022018: 0

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Bulgaria is 0.0%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over five years.

Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Bulgaria peaked at 0.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.

Bulgaria ranks 25th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures, expressed as a proportion of the $2.15 a-day poverty line (%, national, rural, urban) in Bulgaria, 1997 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1997 0.0%
2001 0.1% +266.7%
2005 0.0% -100.0%
2010 0.0%
2015 0.0%
2016 0.0% -50.0%
2017 0.0% +100.0%
2018 0.0% -100.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
2000s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 2
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5

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  5. 25 Montenegro 0.0%
  6. 25 Poland 0.0%
  7. 25 Hungary 0.0%
  8. 25 Republic of Moldova 0.0% compare
  9. 25 Belarus 0.0% compare
  10. 25 Thailand 0.0% compare
  11. 25 Latvia 0.0% compare
  12. 25 Ukraine 0.0% compare
  13. 25 Kazakhstan 0.0%
  14. 25 Slovakia 0.0%
  15. 25 Mongolia 0.0% compare
  16. 25 Lithuania 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Bulgaria?
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Bulgaria was 0.0% in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2001.
What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
How does Bulgaria rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
Bulgaria ranks 25th out of 38 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this Bulgaria 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 the $2.15 a-day poverty line (%, national, rural, urban). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures, expressed as a proportion of the $2.15 a-day poverty line (%, national, rural, urban)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
38 places, 401 data points, 1992–2021
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