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

Bangladesh: Change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) was 0.1145 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.1145
World rank
4th
of 46 countries
All-time high
0.1145
in 2016
All-time low
0.0536
in 1995
Years of data
5
1995–2016

Change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in Bangladesh, 1995–2016

00.0250.050.0750.10.1251995200520161995: 0.0542000: 0.0622005: 0.082010: 0.0882016: 0.114

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in Bangladesh is 0.1145, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 43.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in Bangladesh peaked at 0.1145 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0536, in 1995.

Bangladesh ranks 4th of 46 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011 PPP), $5.50 poverty line in Bangladesh, 1995 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1995 0.0536
2000 0.0623 +16.3%
2005 0.0797 +27.9%
2010 0.0881 +10.6%
2016 0.1145 +29.9%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's 0.1145 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0847, 1.4× the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0536 0.0536 0.0536 1
2000s 0.071 0.0623 0.0797 2
2010s 0.1013 0.0881 0.1145 2

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 1 Georgia 0.2106 compare
  2. 2 Nicaragua 0.2087 compare
  3. 3 India 0.1549 compare
  4. 5 Armenia 0.1086 compare
  5. 6 Albania 0.0872 compare
  6. 7 United States of America 0.0856 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in Bangladesh?
Change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in Bangladesh was 0.1145 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 0.1145 in 2016.
What is the lowest change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0536 in 1995.
How does Bangladesh rank for change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011)?
Bangladesh ranks 4th out of 46 countries with data for 2016.
Is change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh 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), $5.50 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), $5.50 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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