Social Security expenditure on health in Niger
Niger: Social Security expenditure on health was 1.3% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Social Security expenditure on health in Niger, 1995–2011
Source: World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/nha/country/en/). Measured in % government expenditure on health.
Analysis
In 2011, social security expenditure on health in Niger stood at 1.3%.
The figure is down 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social security expenditure on health in Niger peaked at 3.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2004.
Niger ranks 23rd of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Social Security expenditure on health in Niger, year by year
| Year | % government expenditure on health | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.1% | — |
| 1996 | 3.0% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -93.2% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +680.0% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -19.2% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Social Security expenditure on health in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +680.0% | 0.2% | 1.6% |
| 2004 | -93.2% | 2.9% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.2% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 20 Namibia 2.7% compare
- 21 Cameroon 2.6% compare
- 22 Guinea-Bissau 1.6% compare
- 24 Seychelles 1.1% compare
- 25 Mali 0.7% compare
- 26 Burkina Faso 0.5% compare
More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0865 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is social security expenditure on health in Niger?
- Social security expenditure on health in Niger was 1.3% in 2011, according to World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/nha/country/en/).
- What is the highest social security expenditure on health recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest social security expenditure on health recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2004.
- How does Niger rank for social security expenditure on health?
- Niger ranks 23rd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is social security expenditure on health rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/nha/country/en/), published as part of Social Security expenditure on health (% government expenditure on health). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Social security funds comprise the expenditure on health by social security institutions. Social security or national health insurance schemes are imposed and controlled by government units for the purpose of providing social benefits to members of the community as a whole or to particular segments of the community. They include direct outlays to medical care providers and to suppliers of medical goods as well as reimbursements to households and the supply of services in kind to the enrollees.