Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%) by country
Countries reporting
46
Highest
5.5%
Georgia
Lowest
0.0%
United Kingdom
Median
0.9%
Years covered
35
1984–2018
Data points
445
What the numbers show
Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%) is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 5.5% in Georgia; the lowest is 0.0% in United Kingdom.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9%, and the mean is 1.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 673.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in India (up 233.6%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 95.0%).
Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 5.5% | 2013 | up 105.7% | rising |
| 2 | Nicaragua | 4.9% | 2014 | up 78.9% | rising |
| 3 | Albania | 4.3% | 2012 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 4 | Moldova | 4.1% | 2016 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 5 | Armenia | 4.1% | 2013 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 6 | Vietnam | 2.5% | 2016 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 7 | Romania | 2.1% | 2016 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 8 | Jamaica | 2.1% | 2004 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 9 | India | 2.1% | 2011 | up 233.6% | rising |
| 10 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 2.1% | 2016 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 10 | Kosovo | 2.1% | 2016 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 12 | Pakistan | 1.7% | 2015 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 13 | North Macedonia | 1.7% | 2008 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 14 | Philippines | 1.6% | 2015 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 1.6% | 2016 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 16 | Serbia | 1.6% | 2015 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 17 | Palestine | 1.5% | 2016 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 18 | Peru | 1.5% | 2015 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 19 | Latvia | 1.5% | 2010 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 20 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.1% | 2016 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 21 | Indonesia | 1.1% | 2015 | up 101.8% | rising |
| 22 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.9% | 2015 | down 63.4% | falling |
| 23 | Montenegro | 0.9% | 2015 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 24 | Mexico | 0.9% | 2012 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 0.8% | 2010 | down 59.8% | rising |
| 26 | Israel | 0.7% | 2016 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 27 | Ukraine | 0.7% | 2014 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Poland | 0.6% | 2016 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 0.6% | 2015 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 30 | Mongolia | 0.5% | 2012 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 0.5% | 2010 | down 73.1% | falling |
| 32 | United States | 0.4% | 2018 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 33 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.4% | 2015 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Turkey | 0.3% | 2016 | down 66.9% | falling |
| 35 | Estonia | 0.3% | 2010 | down 71.2% | falling |
| 36 | Mali | 0.3% | 2016 | down 26.9% | rising |
| 37 | Japan | 0.2% | 2015 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 38 | Croatia | 0.2% | 2010 | up 202.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Canada | 0.1% | 2010 | up 186.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2015 | down 72.9% | falling |
| 41 | Taiwan | 0.1% | 2016 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Russia | 0.1% | 2014 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2010 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2012 | up 57.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2016 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 46 | United Kingdom | 0.0% | 2013 | down 35.2% | volatile |