Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by was 185,000 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in Nicaragua, 1993–2014
Source: Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Nicaragua is 185,000, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 96.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Nicaragua peaked at 185,000 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 48,000, in 1993.
That places Nicaragua 4th out of 34 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 48,000 | — |
| 1998 | 91,000 | +89.6% |
| 2001 | 94,000 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 77,000 | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 185,000 | +140.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69,500 | 48,000 | 91,000 | 2 |
| 2000s | 85,500 | 77,000 | 94,000 | 2 |
| 2010s | 185,000 | 185,000 | 185,000 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Nicaragua?
- Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Nicaragua was 185,000 in 2014, according to Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection).
- What is the highest number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 185,000 in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,000 in 1993.
- How does Nicaragua rank for number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by?
- Nicaragua ranks 4th out of 34 countries with data for 2014.
- Is number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection), published as part of Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure. This indicator shows the number of people living in households experiencing impoverishing out-of-pocket health expenditures, defined as expenditures without which the household they live in would have been above the $2.15 poverty line, but because of the expenditures is below the poverty line. Out-of-pocket health expenditure is defined as any spending incurred by a household when any member uses a health good or service to receive any type of care (preventive, curative, rehabilitative, long-term or palliative care); provided by any type of provider; for any type of disease, illness or health condition; in any type of setting (outpatient, inpatient, at home).