El Salvador vs Namibia: Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care

El Salvador
13.3%
in 2022
Namibia
11.5%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
66th
Namibia rank
67th

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care over time

  • El Salvador
  • Namibia
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 13.3% against 11.5% in Namibia, a difference of 1.8%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 66th and Namibia ranks 67th of 134 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Namibia Difference Ahead
2000s 33.0% 20.6% 12.3% El Salvador
2010s 19.5% 16.8% 2.7% El Salvador
2020s 13.7% 12.4% 1.3% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care, El Salvador or Namibia?
El Salvador, at 13.3% against 11.5% in Namibia as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care between El Salvador and Namibia?
1.8%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Namibia?
14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Namibia rank globally for risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care?
El Salvador ranks 66th and Namibia ranks 67th 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

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.