Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Nepal
Nepal: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 1.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Latest (2016)
1.6%
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
7th
of 39 countries
All-time high
2.0%
in 2003
All-time low
1.3%
in 2014
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 1.6% for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Nepal peaked at 2.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2014.
That places Nepal 7th out of 39 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2.0% | — |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -29.1% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 4 |
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- 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 1.6% 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 2.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2014.
- 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 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 $3.20 a-day poverty line (%, national, rural, urban). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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