Change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in United States of America

United States of America: Change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) was 0.2014 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.2014
Change on year
up 36.1%
World rank
30th
of 46 countries
All-time high
0.2014
in 2018
All-time low
0.146
in 2015
Years of data
7
2012–2018

Change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in United States of America, 2012–2018

00.050.10.150.22012201520182012: 0.1512013: 0.162014: 0.1642015: 0.1462016: 0.1522017: 0.1482018: 0.201

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

United States of America recorded 0.2014 for change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in 2018. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.1% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.

That places United States of America 30th out of 46 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011 PPP), $21.70 poverty line in United States of America, 2012 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2012 0.1513
2013 0.1595 +5.4%
2014 0.1641 +2.8%
2015 0.146 -11.0%
2016 0.1515 +3.7%
2017 0.1479 -2.4%
2018 0.2014 +36.1%

United States of America compared with similar countries

  • United States of America's 0.2014 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2502, 80% of the median. (16 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 27 Hungary 0.2271
  2. 28 Israel 0.2217 compare
  3. 29 North Macedonia 0.2102
  4. 31 Croatia 0.1854
  5. 32 Philippines 0.1837
  6. 33 Bangladesh 0.1655 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in United States of America?
Change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in United States of America was 0.2014 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 0.2014 in 2018.
What is the lowest change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.146 in 2015.
How does United States of America rank for change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011)?
United States of America ranks 30th out of 46 countries with data for 2018.
Is change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011 PPP), $21.70 poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011 PPP), $21.70 poverty line
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
46 places, 445 data points, 1984–2018
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