What is the difference in risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?

0.7%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?

16 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2018.

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sierra Leone: Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care

Democratic Republic of Congo

85.0%

in 2022

Sierra Leone

84.3%

in 2019

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

9th

Sierra Leone rank

10th

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 85.0% against 84.3% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Sierra Leone ranks 10th of 134 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
2000s	97.1%	96.3%	0.8%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	84.9%	78.0%	6.8%	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sierra Leone?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 85.0% against 84.3% in Sierra Leone as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?: 0.7%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2018.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Sierra Leone ranks 10th 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.

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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: 17 September 2026

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.