How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Morocco?

18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.

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.

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Morocco: Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care

Lao People's Democratic Republic

20.5%

in 2022

Morocco

20.9%

in 2022

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

51st

Morocco rank

49th

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Morocco

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 20.9% against 20.5% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 51st and Morocco ranks 49th of 134 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Morocco	Difference	Ahead
2000s	65.6%	38.4%	27.3%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	55.2%	25.7%	29.5%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s	25.6%	20.5%	5.1%	Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Morocco?: Morocco, at 20.9% against 20.5% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Morocco?: 0.4%, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Morocco?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Morocco rank globally for risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 51st and Morocco ranks 49th 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: 03 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.