Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Mexico
Mexico: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 0.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.3%
Change on year
up 39.1%
World rank
16th
of 39 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2008
All-time low
0.1%
in 2016
Years of data
7
2008–2020
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Mexico, 2008–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.3% for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.1% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Mexico peaked at 0.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.
That places Mexico 16th out of 39 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.4% | — |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -35.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +37.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -72.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +155.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +39.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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- 18 South Africa 0.2% compare
- 19 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.2% compare
- 19 Bulgaria 0.2% compare
- 19 Viet Nam 0.2% compare
More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,312 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,760 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9607 % 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 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9678 % 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 Mexico?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Mexico was 0.3% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
- How does Mexico rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- Mexico ranks 16th out of 39 countries with data for 2020.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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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