Blessing-ozoemena/Nigeria-s-Health-Financing-Crisis

A data analysis project examining Nigeria's health financing landscape from 2000 to 2023, using data from the World Bank's Health Nutrition and Population Statistics database. # Nigeria-s-Health-Financing-Crisis A data analysis project examining Nigeria's health financing landscape from 2000 to 2023, using data from the World Bank's Health Nutrition and Population Statistics database. ## Project Overview This project investigates a central policy question: **Is Nigeria investing enough in health, and is that investment translating into better outcomes for its citizens?** The analysis traces public and private health spending trends, identifies who bears the financial burden of healthcare, and evaluates whether spending levels have produced commensurate improvements in health outcomes. --- ## Key Findings - **Nigeria has never met the Abuja Declaration target** of allocating 15% of the national budget to health. By 2023, government health spending stood at just 4.3% of general government expenditure. - **Citizens bear an unsustainable burden** — out-of-pocket payments have consistently funded 60–77% of all health spending, far exceeding the WHO's recommended ceiling of 15–20%. - **Health outcomes are improving, but slowly** — life expectancy rose from 47.1 years (2000) to 54.5 years (2023), and infant mortality fell from 97.1 to 60.1 per 1,000 live births. - **Universal Health Coverage (UHC) remains critically low** — Nigeria's UHC index of 38–43 out of 100 means the majority of the population still lacks access to essential health services. - **Health financing is oil-dependent and volatile** — government per capita health spending tracks oil prices, making long-term planning difficult. --- ## Visualisations The analysis produces six thematic charts: | Chart | Description | |-------|-------------| | 1 | Health expenditure as % of GDP vs Abuja Declaration target | | 2 | Funding sources breakdown, government, out-of-pocket, external donors | | 3 | Government budget allocation and per capita health spending | | 4 | Out-of-pocket spending burden over time | | 5 | Health outcomes, life expectancy vs infant mortality | | 6 | Universal …