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 0.0856 in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
0.0856
Change on year
up 319.7%
World rank
7th
of 46 countries
All-time high
0.0856
in 2018
All-time low
0.0193
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

0.020.040.060.082012201520182012: 0.022013: 0.0212014: 0.022015: 0.0192016: 0.022017: 0.022018: 0.086

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in United States of America is 0.0856, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 319.7% on the previous year and up 331.7% over ten years.

United States of America ranks 7th of 46 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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), $5.50 poverty line in United States of America, 2012 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2012 0.0198
2013 0.0206 +3.6%
2014 0.0199 -3.0%
2015 0.0193 -2.9%
2016 0.0199 +2.7%
2017 0.0204 +2.7%
2018 0.0856 +319.7%

United States of America compared with similar countries

  • United States of America's 0.0856 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0056, 15.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 4 Bangladesh 0.1145 compare
  2. 5 Armenia 0.1086
  3. 6 Albania 0.0872
  4. 8 Pakistan 0.0847
  5. 9 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0673
  6. 10 Mali 0.0635 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 0.0856 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 0.0856 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 0.0193 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 7th 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 331.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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), $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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