Population pushed further 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
29
Highest
24.1%
Mali
Lowest
4.3%
Kyrgyzstan
Median
10.9%
Years covered
31
1991–2021
Data points
226
What the numbers show
Population pushed further 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 29 countries. The highest value is 24.1% in Mali; the lowest is 4.3% in Kyrgyzstan.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.9%, and the mean is 11.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine, State of (up 233.5%), and the largest decrease in Kyrgyzstan (down 62.3%).
Population pushed further below a relative poverty line by household: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 24.1% | 2017 | up 55.9% | falling |
| 2 | Nicaragua | 23.8% | 2014 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 3 | Canada | 22.2% | 2019 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 4 | Ghana | 18.8% | 2016 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 18.6% | 2018 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 6 | Indonesia | 17.4% | 2017 | up 205.6% | rising |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 14.7% | 2021 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 8 | Nepal | 14.3% | 2016 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 9 | Peru | 13.8% | 2021 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 10 | Serbia | 12.9% | 2015 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 11 | Palestine, State of | 12.0% | 2016 | up 233.5% | rising |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 11.6% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 11.5% | 2020 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 14 | Lithuania | 11.4% | 2008 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 15 | Slovakia | 10.9% | 2015 | up 67.4% | rising |
| 16 | Pakistan | 9.5% | 2018 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 9.5% | 2018 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 8.9% | 2016 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 19 | Czechia | 8.6% | 2019 | up 208.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Montenegro | 8.3% | 2015 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 21 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 8.2% | 2021 | down 35.7% | flat |
| 22 | Belarus | 7.4% | 2016 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 23 | Switzerland | 6.9% | 2017 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 24 | Republic of Moldova | 6.9% | 2016 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 25 | Kazakhstan | 6.4% | 2015 | — | falling |
| 26 | United States of America | 6.2% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 27 | Kosovo | 6.2% | 2016 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 27 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 6.2% | 2016 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 29 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.3% | 2016 | down 62.3% | falling |