Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Nepal
Nepal: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 0.5% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
up 14.3%
World rank
7th
of 39 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2003
All-time low
0.4%
in 2013
Years of data
5
2003–2016
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Nepal, 2003–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2016, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Nepal stood at 0.5%.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and down 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Nepal peaked at 1.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2013.
Nepal ranks 7th of 39 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.4% | — |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -72.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +14.3% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 4 Burkina Faso 1.0% compare
- 5 Georgia 0.8% compare
- 6 Egypt 0.7% compare
- 8 Côte d'Ivoire 0.5% compare
- 9 Pakistan 0.2% compare
- 10 North Macedonia 0.2% compare
- 10 South Africa 0.2% compare
More health data for Nepal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8518 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,326 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 955 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0451 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Nepal?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Nepal was 0.5% in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2013.
- How does Nepal rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- Nepal ranks 7th out of 39 countries with data for 2016.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures, expressed as a proportion of the $1.90 a-day poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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