Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Thailand

Thailand: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 0.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.0%
World rank
35th
of 39 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1994
All-time low
0.0%
in 2014
Years of data
20
1994–2019

Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Thailand, 1994–2019

00.10.20.30.41994200620191994: 0.381996: 0.291998: 0.212000: 0.32002: 0.152004: 0.112006: 0.062007: 0.032008: 0.022009: 0.032010: 0.022011: 0.012012: 0.012013: 0.012014: 02015: 02016: 02017: 02018: 02019: 0

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Thailand is 0.0%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Thailand peaked at 0.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.

That places Thailand 35th out of 39 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Thailand, 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 Thailand, 1994 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1994 0.4%
1996 0.3% -23.7%
1998 0.2% -27.6%
2000 0.3% +42.9%
2002 0.1% -50.0%
2004 0.1% -26.7%
2006 0.1% -45.5%
2007 0.0% -50.0%
2008 0.0% -33.3%
2009 0.0% +50.0%
2010 0.0% -33.3%
2011 0.0% -50.0%
2012 0.0% +0.0%
2013 0.0% +0.0%
2014 0.0% -100.0%
2015 0.0%
2016 0.0%
2017 0.0%
2018 0.0%
2019 0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 3
2000s 0.1% 0.0% 0.3% 7
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Thailand?
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Thailand was 0.0% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1994.
What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
How does Thailand rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
Thailand ranks 35th out of 39 countries with data for 2019.
Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Thailand 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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