Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by was 313,000 in 2014. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2014)
313,000
World rank
5th
of 34 countries
All-time high
313,000
in 2014
All-time low
71,000
in 1993
Years of data
5
1993–2014

Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in Nicaragua, 1993–2014

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k1993200320141993: 71.0k1998: 120.0k2001: 152.0k2009: 139.0k2014: 313.0k

Source: Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection).

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 313,000 for number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in 2014. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 105.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Nicaragua peaked at 313,000 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 71,000, in 1993.

Nicaragua ranks 5th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure in Nicaragua, 1993 to 2014.
Year Value Change
1993 71,000
1998 120,000 +69.0%
2001 152,000 +26.7%
2009 139,000 -8.6%
2014 313,000 +125.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 95,500 71,000 120,000 2
2000s 145,500 139,000 152,000 2
2010s 313,000 313,000 313,000 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Nicaragua?
Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Nicaragua was 313,000 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 $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 313,000 in 2014.
What is the lowest number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 71,000 in 1993.
How does Nicaragua rank for number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by?
Nicaragua ranks 5th out of 34 countries with data for 2014.
Is number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 105.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure
Source
Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 337 data points, 1984–2015
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Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure. This indicator shows the number of households experiencing impoverishing out-of-pocket health expenditures, defined as expenditures without which the household would have been above the $3.65 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).