Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 0.2% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
0.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 39 countries
All-time high
0.3%
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
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2018, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Bulgaria stood at 0.2%.
The figure is up 600.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Bulgaria peaked at 0.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.
That places Bulgaria 19th out of 39 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +94.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +550.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +61.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 5 |
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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 0.2% 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 0.3% 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 19th out of 39 countries with data for 2018.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 600.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 $3.20 a-day poverty line (%, national, rural, urban). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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