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

Viet Nam: Change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) was 0.0523 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.0523
Change on year
down 26.1%
World rank
13th
of 46 countries
All-time high
0.1428
in 2004
All-time low
0.0523
in 2016
Years of data
10
1992–2016

Change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in Viet Nam, 1992–2016

00.050.10.151992200420161992: 0.1221997: 0.1212002: 0.1122004: 0.1432006: 0.1342008: 0.1382010: 0.112012: 0.0912014: 0.0712016: 0.052

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Viet Nam recorded 0.0523 for change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.1% on the previous year and down 60.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in Viet Nam peaked at 0.1428 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0523, in 2016.

Viet Nam ranks 13th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011 PPP), $5.50 poverty line in Viet Nam, 1992 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1992 0.122
1997 0.1207 -1.0%
2002 0.1118 -7.4%
2004 0.1428 +27.6%
2006 0.1336 -6.4%
2008 0.1379 +3.2%
2010 0.1099 -20.3%
2012 0.0908 -17.4%
2014 0.0708 -22.0%
2016 0.0523 -26.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1214 0.1207 0.122 2
2000s 0.1315 0.1118 0.1428 4
2010s 0.0809 0.0523 0.1099 4

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 10 Mali 0.0635 compare
  2. 11 Jamaica 0.0629 compare
  3. 12 Republic of Moldova 0.0551 compare
  4. 14 Philippines 0.0488 compare
  5. 15 Latvia 0.0404 compare
  6. 16 Kyrgyzstan 0.0369 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in Viet Nam?
Change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in Viet Nam was 0.0523 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 Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 0.1428 in 2004.
What is the lowest change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0523 in 2016.
How does Viet Nam rank for change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011)?
Viet Nam ranks 13th 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 Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Viet Nam 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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