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
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Bulgaria, 1997–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 22 Russian Federation 0.0% compare
- 22 Türkiye 0.0% compare
- 22 Serbia 0.0% compare
- 25 Romania 0.0% compare
- 25 Montenegro 0.0%
- 25 Poland 0.0%
- 25 Hungary 0.0%
- 25 Republic of Moldova 0.0% compare
- 25 Belarus 0.0% compare
- 25 Thailand 0.0% compare
- 25 Latvia 0.0% compare
- 25 Ukraine 0.0% compare
- 25 Kazakhstan 0.0%
- 25 Slovakia 0.0%
- 25 Mongolia 0.0% compare
- 25 Lithuania 0.0% compare
More health data for Bulgaria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,422 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 39 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2564 % 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 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3643 % 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 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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