Niger vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Niger
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Niger currently reports 96.0% against 67.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 28.4%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 134 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.5% | 73.8% | 24.7% | Niger |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 69.7% | 28.1% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Niger or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Niger, at 96.0% against 67.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 28.4%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.
- How do Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Niger ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 134 countries.
- 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).