Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Egypt

Egypt: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 2.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
2.1%
Change on year
up 9.3%
World rank
4th
of 39 countries
All-time high
2.1%
in 2017
All-time low
0.9%
in 2008
Years of data
5
1997–2017

Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Egypt, 1997–2017

00.511.521997200720171997: 1.32008: 0.942012: 2.12015: 1.92017: 2.1

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Egypt is 2.1%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 124.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Egypt peaked at 2.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2008.

That places Egypt 4th out of 39 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Egypt, 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 Egypt, 1997 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1997 1.3%
2008 0.9% -28.8%
2012 2.1% +123.4%
2015 1.9% -8.1%
2017 2.1% +9.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2010s 2.0% 1.9% 2.1% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Egypt?
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Egypt was 2.1% in 2017, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2017.
What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2008.
How does Egypt rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
Egypt ranks 4th out of 39 countries with data for 2017.
Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 124.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt 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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