Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 4.5% in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2014)
4.5%
World rank
1st
of 39 countries
All-time high
4.5%
in 2014
All-time low
1.2%
in 1993
Years of data
5
1993–2014
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Nicaragua, 1993–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 4.5% for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in 2014. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 134.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Nicaragua peaked at 4.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1993.
That places Nicaragua 1st out of 39 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.2% | — |
| 1998 | 1.7% | +39.2% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +127.3% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 4.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.5%, 2.9× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More health data for Nicaragua
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,175 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3497 % 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 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.323 % 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 Nicaragua?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Nicaragua was 4.5% in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1993.
- How does Nicaragua rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- Nicaragua ranks 1st out of 39 countries with data for 2014.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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