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

Peru: Change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) was 0.0253 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.0253
Change on year
down 13.2%
World rank
23rd
of 46 countries
All-time high
0.0544
in 2006
All-time low
0.0253
in 2015
Years of data
10
2006–2015

Change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in Peru, 2006–2015

00.020.040.062006201020152006: 0.0542007: 0.0542008: 0.0492009: 0.0462010: 0.0432011: 0.0412012: 0.0382013: 0.0352014: 0.0292015: 0.025

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in Peru stood at 0.0253. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 13.2% on the previous year and down 53.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in Peru peaked at 0.0544 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0253, in 2015.

That places Peru 23rd out of 46 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011 PPP), $5.50 poverty line in Peru, 2006 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2006 0.0544
2007 0.0536 -1.6%
2008 0.0491 -8.3%
2009 0.0461 -6.2%
2010 0.0429 -6.8%
2011 0.0407 -5.2%
2012 0.0384 -5.5%
2013 0.0348 -9.6%
2014 0.0292 -16.1%
2015 0.0253 -13.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0508 0.0461 0.0544 4
2010s 0.0352 0.0253 0.0429 6

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 21 Palestine, State of 0.0268 compare
  2. 22 Romania 0.0267 compare
  3. 24 North Macedonia 0.0244
  4. 25 Israel 0.0187 compare
  5. 26 Serbia 0.0147 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in Peru?
Change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in Peru was 0.0253 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.0544 in 2006.
What is the lowest change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0253 in 2015.
How does Peru rank for change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011)?
Peru ranks 23rd out of 46 countries with data for 2015.
Is change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru 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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