Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Uganda
Uganda: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 2.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
2.4%
World rank
3rd
of 39 countries
All-time high
2.8%
in 2005
All-time low
1.6%
in 2002
Years of data
6
1999–2016
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Uganda, 1999–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 2.4% for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Uganda peaked at 2.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2002.
That places Uganda 3rd out of 39 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.7% | — |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +74.2% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 2.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2 |
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More health data for Uganda
- 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 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Uganda?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Uganda was 2.4% in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2002.
- How does Uganda rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- Uganda ranks 3rd out of 39 countries with data for 2016.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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