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

17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.

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 Syria: Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care

Democratic Republic of Congo

85.0%

in 2022

Syria

87.5%

in 2020

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

9th

Syria rank

6th

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Syria

How they compare

Syria currently reports 87.5% against 85.0% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 2.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Syria ranks 6th of 134 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Syria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	97.1%	4.6%	92.5%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	84.9%	25.3%	59.5%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	84.8%	87.5%	2.7%	Syria

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 Syria?: Syria, at 87.5% against 85.0% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2020.
What is the difference in risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care between Democratic Republic of Congo and Syria?: 2.5%, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Syria?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Syria rank globally for risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Syria ranks 6th 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.