Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in South Africa
South Africa: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 0.2% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
0.2%
World rank
18th
of 39 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2005
All-time low
0.2%
in 2014
Years of data
5
2000–2014
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in South Africa, 2000–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.2% for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in South Africa peaked at 0.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2014.
South Africa ranks 18th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +65.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -16.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -46.8% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More health data for South Africa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1386 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,152 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,333 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5504 % 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 0.045 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0003 % 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 South Africa?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in South Africa was 0.2% in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
- How does South Africa rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- South Africa ranks 18th out of 39 countries with data for 2014.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa 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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