Population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health expenditures - 60% of median daily per capita consumption or income (%, national, rural, urban) by country
Countries reporting
40
Highest
6.2%
Nicaragua
Lowest
0.4%
South Africa
Median
2.6%
Years covered
30
1992–2021
Data points
421
What the numbers show
Population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health expenditures - 60% of median daily per capita consumption or income (%, national, rural, urban) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 6.2% in Nicaragua; the lowest is 0.4% in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.6%, and the mean is 2.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 240.0%), and the largest decrease in Slovakia (down 75.0%).
Population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicaragua | 6.2% | 2014 | up 85.8% | rising |
| 2 | Egypt | 5.6% | 2017 | up 110.1% | rising |
| 3 | Georgia | 5.1% | 2013 | up 235.9% | rising |
| 4 | Latvia | 4.2% | 2016 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 5 | Belarus | 3.9% | 2020 | up 93.1% | rising |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 3.6% | 2018 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 7 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 3.5% | 2021 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 8 | Nepal | 3.4% | 2016 | up 75.5% | rising |
| 9 | India | 3.3% | 2017 | up 87.0% | rising |
| 10 | Hungary | 3.2% | 2007 | up 142.7% | rising |
| 11 | Montenegro | 3.2% | 2015 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Peru | 3.1% | 2021 | up 13.1% | falling |
| 13 | Poland | 3.1% | 2013 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 14 | Pakistan | 3.0% | 2018 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 15 | Uganda | 3.0% | 2016 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 16 | Serbia | 3.0% | 2019 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 16 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.0% | 2018 | down 23.1% | flat |
| 18 | Armenia | 2.9% | 2016 | up 240.0% | rising |
| 19 | Romania | 2.7% | 2016 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 20 | Albania | 2.6% | 2012 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 2.5% | 2018 | up 120.2% | rising |
| 22 | Viet Nam | 2.5% | 2020 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 23 | Republic of Moldova | 2.3% | 2021 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 24 | Lithuania | 2.3% | 2008 | up 41.2% | flat |
| 25 | Estonia | 1.8% | 2005 | up 171.6% | rising |
| 26 | Ukraine | 1.8% | 2019 | up 27.3% | falling |
| 27 | Kazakhstan | 1.7% | 2015 | up 114.8% | rising |
| 28 | Mexico | 1.6% | 2020 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 29 | Türkiye | 1.3% | 2013 | up 19.6% | falling |
| 30 | Sri Lanka | 1.2% | 2016 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 31 | North Macedonia | 1.2% | 2019 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.2% | 2020 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.1% | 2021 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 34 | Russian Federation | 0.9% | 2004 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 0.9% | 2018 | up 111.4% | rising |
| 36 | Indonesia | 0.9% | 2018 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 37 | Thailand | 0.8% | 2021 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 38 | Mongolia | 0.6% | 2021 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 39 | Slovakia | 0.5% | 2010 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 40 | South Africa | 0.4% | 2014 | down 52.5% | falling |