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

Mexico: Change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) was 0.0158 in 2012. ▼ Falling

Latest (2012)
0.0158
Change on year
down 15.2%
World rank
10th
of 46 countries
All-time high
0.0602
in 1996
All-time low
0.0158
in 2012
Years of data
12
1984–2012

Change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in Mexico, 1984–2012

0.020.030.040.050.061984199820121984: 0.0541989: 0.0421992: 0.0481994: 0.0481996: 0.061998: 0.0492000: 0.0522002: 0.0472004: 0.0532008: 0.0182010: 0.0192012: 0.016

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2012, change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in Mexico stood at 0.0158. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is down 15.2% on the previous year and down 66.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in Mexico peaked at 0.0602 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0158, in 2012.

That places Mexico 10th out of 46 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011 PPP), $3.20 poverty line in Mexico, 1984 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1984 0.0536
1989 0.0424 -20.9%
1992 0.0481 +13.5%
1994 0.0485 +0.8%
1996 0.0602 +24.2%
1998 0.0494 -18.0%
2000 0.0518 +4.9%
2002 0.0468 -9.7%
2004 0.0527 +12.7%
2008 0.0182 -65.5%
2010 0.0186 +2.4%
2012 0.0158 -15.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.048 0.0424 0.0536 2
1990s 0.0515 0.0481 0.0602 4
2000s 0.0424 0.0182 0.0527 4
2010s 0.0172 0.0158 0.0186 2

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 7 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0351 compare
  2. 8 Pakistan 0.029 compare
  3. 9 Armenia 0.0208 compare
  4. 11 Philippines 0.0151 compare
  5. 12 Jamaica 0.0136 compare
  6. 13 Latvia 0.0134 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in Mexico?
Change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in Mexico was 0.0158 in 2012, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.0602 in 1996.
What is the lowest change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0158 in 2012.
How does Mexico rank for change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011)?
Mexico ranks 10th out of 46 countries with data for 2012.
Is change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico 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), $3.20 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), $3.20 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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