Low income vs Nigeria: Proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health
Proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health over time
- Low income
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 42.2% against 33.0% in Low income, a difference of 9.2%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Low income ahead.
Low income ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 1st of 12 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Low income averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.2% | 31.7% | 2.5% | Low income |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 42.0% | 8.1% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 33.0% | 42.2% | 9.2% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health, Low income or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 42.2% against 33.0% in Low income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health between Low income and Nigeria?
- 9.2%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Nigeria?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Low income and Nigeria rank globally for proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health?
- Low income ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 1st of 12 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health expenditure, based on the societal poverty line (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of population spending more than 100% of household discretionary budget on out-of-pocket health expenditure (%). This includes people living in poverty that are further impoverished due to out-of-pocket health expenditure as well as people who are pushed into poverty by out-of-pocket health expenditure. The discretionary budget is defined as the total household budget, measured by consumption expenditure or income, minus the societal poverty line (SPL ). Using 2017 purchasing power parities (PPPs), the SPL corresponds to whichever is greater: $2.15 (the international poverty line) or $1.15 + 50% of median household consumption expenditure or income, excluding out-of-pocket household expenditure on health. Out-of-pocket health expenditure is defined as any spending incurred by a household when any member uses a health good or service to receive any type of care (preventive, curative, rehabilitative, long-term or palliative care); provided by any type of provider; for any type of disease, illness or health condition; in any type of setting (outpatient, inpatient, at home).