Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 1.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.8%
World rank
6th
of 39 countries
All-time high
1.8%
in 2018
All-time low
0.8%
in 2009
Years of data
5
1998–2018

Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Burkina Faso, 1998–2018

00.511.521998200820181998: 1.22003: 1.12009: 0.82014: 1.32018: 1.8

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 1.8% for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 120.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2009.

Burkina Faso ranks 6th of 39 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures, expressed as a proportion of the $3.20 a-day poverty line (%, national, rural, urban) in Burkina Faso, 1998 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1998 1.2%
2003 1.1% -7.4%
2009 0.8% -28.6%
2014 1.3% +60.0%
2018 1.8% +37.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1
2000s 1.0% 0.8% 1.1% 2
2010s 1.5% 1.3% 1.8% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Burkina Faso?
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Burkina Faso was 1.8% 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 Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2018.
What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2009.
How does Burkina Faso rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
Burkina Faso ranks 6th out of 39 countries with data for 2018.
Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 120.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burkina Faso 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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Indicator
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures, expressed as a proportion of the $3.20 a-day poverty line (%, national, rural, urban)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
39 places, 403 data points, 1992–2021
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