Low income vs Niger: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Low income
74.8%
in 2018
Niger
96.0%
in 2018
Low income rank
2nd
Niger rank
5th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Low income
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 96.0% against 74.8% in Low income, a difference of 21.2%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Low income's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Low income ranks 2nd 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 | Low income | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.4% | 98.4% | 18.0% | Niger |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 97.6% | 23.6% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Low income or Niger?
- Niger, at 96.0% against 74.8% in Low income as of 2018.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Low income and Niger?
- 21.2%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Niger?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2018.
- How do Low income and Niger rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Low income ranks 2nd 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).