Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Armenia
Armenia: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 0.6% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Armenia, 2003–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2016, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Armenia stood at 0.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 86.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Armenia peaked at 1.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.
That places Armenia 10th out of 39 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.2% | — |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -73.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -36.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -31.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +76.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +134.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +67.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 1.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 7 Nepal 1.6% compare
- 8 Côte d'Ivoire 1.4% compare
- 9 Pakistan 1.3% compare
- 11 Peru 0.4% compare
- 12 North Macedonia 0.4% compare
- 13 Albania 0.3% compare
- 13 Kyrgyzstan 0.3% compare
More health data for Armenia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.966 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,466 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 33 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1726 % 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 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5455 % 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 Armenia?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Armenia was 0.6% 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 Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
- How does Armenia rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- Armenia ranks 10th out of 39 countries with data for 2016.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Armenia 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 $3.20 a-day poverty line (%, national, rural, urban). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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