Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Niger: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 96.0% against 71.9% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 24.1%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 4th and Niger ranks 5th of 39 groups.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.3% | 98.4% | 16.1% | Niger |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 97.9% | 23.0% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Niger?
- Niger, at 96.0% against 71.9% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Niger?
- 24.1%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Niger?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2018.
- How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Niger rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 4th and Niger ranks 5th of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School, published as Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The proportion of population at risk of impoverishing expenditure when surgical care is required. Impoverishing expenditure is defined as direct out of pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care which drive people below a poverty threshold (using a threshold of $2.15 PPP/day).