Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Niger

Niger: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 96 in 2018. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2018)
96
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
5th
of 134 countries
All-time high
99.3
in 2003
All-time low
96
in 2018
Years of data
16
2003–2018

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Niger, 2003–2018

0204060801002003201020182003: 99.32004: 98.32005: 96.32006: 97.32007: 98.42008: 98.72009: 98.52010: 98.32011: 99.32012: 98.32013: 98.12014: 98.72015: 98.42016: 982017: 96.72018: 96

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2018, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Niger stood at 96. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Niger peaked at 99.3 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 96, in 2018.

That places Niger 5th out of 134 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 98.11 96.3 99.3 7
2010s 97.98 96 99.3 9

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 98 compare
  2. 4 Madagascar 96.1 compare
  3. 6 Papua New Guinea 95.8 compare
  4. 7 Sierra Leone 93.4 compare
  5. 8 Tanzania, United Republic of 91.5 compare

See the full ranking of 134 places β†’

More reference data data for Niger

All data for Niger β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Niger?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Niger was 96 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 99.3 in 2003.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 96 in 2018.
How does Niger rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Niger ranks 5th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Niger data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
134 places, 2,380 data points, 2003–2022
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