Niger vs World: Proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health
Proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health over time
- Niger
- World
How they compare
Niger currently reports 35.7% against 20.4% in World, a difference of 15.3%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.7 times World's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 4th and World ranks 6th of 78 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.6% | 26.2% | 32.5% | Niger |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 23.3% | 28.4% | Niger |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 20.8% | 14.9% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health, Niger or World?
- Niger, at 35.7% against 20.4% in World as of 2021.
- What is the difference in proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health between Niger and World?
- 15.3%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and World?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
- How do Niger and World rank globally for proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health?
- Niger ranks 4th and World ranks 6th of 78 countries.
- 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).