Albania vs Lebanon: Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care

Albania
3.1%
in 2022
Lebanon
4.1%
in 2015
Albania rank
92nd
Lebanon rank
89th

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care over time

  • Albania
  • Lebanon
5101520200320122022

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 4.1% against 3.1% in Albania, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.3 times Albania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Lebanon ahead.

Albania ranks 92nd and Lebanon ranks 89th of 134 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 1 and Lebanon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Lebanon Difference Ahead
2000s 11.7% 12.8% 1.1% Lebanon
2010s 8.9% 4.9% 4.1% Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care, Albania or Lebanon?
Lebanon, at 4.1% against 3.1% in Albania as of 2015.
What is the difference in risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care between Albania and Lebanon?
1.0%, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Lebanon?
6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2015.
How do Albania and Lebanon rank globally for risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care?
Albania ranks 92nd and Lebanon ranks 89th of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School, published as Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Albania vs Lebanon: Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care. Statizoid, drawing on Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/risk-of-catastrophic-expenditure-for-surgical-care-percent-of-people-at-risk/albania/lebanon/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/risk-of-catastrophic-expenditure-for-surgical-care-percent-of-people-at-risk/albania/lebanon/">Albania vs Lebanon: Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk)
Unit
% of people at risk
Source
Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
173 places, 3,065 data points, 2003–2022
Last refreshed

The proportion of population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when surgical care is required. Catastrophic expenditure is defined as direct out of pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care exceeding 10% of total income.