Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or was 1,668,000.0% in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
1,668,000.0%
World rank
15th
of 36 countries
All-time high
1,668,000.0%
in 2014
All-time low
411,000.0%
in 1993
Years of data
5
1993–2014

Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Nicaragua, 1993–2014

500.0k1.0M1.5M1993200320141993: 411.0k1998: 601.0k2001: 814.0k2009: 917.0k2014: 1.7M

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

Analysis

In 2014, number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Nicaragua stood at 1,668,000.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 104.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Nicaragua peaked at 1,668,000.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 411,000.0%, in 1993.

Nicaragua ranks 15th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or income on out-of-pocket health care expenditure in Nicaragua, 1993 to 2014.
Year Value Change
1993 411,000.0%
1998 601,000.0% +46.2%
2001 814,000.0% +35.4%
2009 917,000.0% +12.7%
2014 1,668,000.0% +81.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 506,000.0% 411,000.0% 601,000.0% 2
2000s 865,500.0% 814,000.0% 917,000.0% 2
2010s 1,668,000.0% 1,668,000.0% 1,668,000.0% 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 12 Romania 2,405,000.0% compare
  2. 13 Turkey 2,312,000.0% compare
  3. 14 Pakistan 1,754,000.0% compare
  4. 16 Georgia 1,103,000.0% compare
  5. 17 United Kingdom 1,050,000.0% compare
  6. 18 Bulgaria 950,000.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Nicaragua?
Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or in Nicaragua was 1,668,000.0% 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 spending more than 10% of household consumption or recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 1,668,000.0% in 2014.
What is the lowest number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 411,000.0% in 1993.
How does Nicaragua rank for number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or?
Nicaragua ranks 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2014.
Is number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 104.9%. 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 spending more than 10% of household consumption or income on out-of-pocket health care expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or income on 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
36 places, 349 data points, 1984–2015
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Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or income on out-of-pocket health care expenditure. 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).