Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Nepal
Nepal: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 0.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
up 15.4%
World rank
16th
of 40 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2014
All-time low
0.5%
in 2003
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
Nepal recorded 0.8% for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in 2016.
The figure is up 15.4% on the previous year and up 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Nepal peaked at 0.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2003.
That places Nepal 16th out of 40 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.5% | — |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +37.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +30.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -20.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +15.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 97% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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 0.8% 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 0.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2003.
- How does Nepal rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- Nepal ranks 16th out of 40 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 up 63.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 a relative poverty line - 60% of median daily per capita consumption or income (%, national, rural, urban). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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