How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and United Arab Emirates?

15 years are reported by both, from 2003 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.

Luxembourg vs United Arab Emirates: Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care

Luxembourg

0.4%

in 2022

United Arab Emirates

0.4%

in 2022

Luxembourg rank

108th

United Arab Emirates rank

108th

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care over time

Luxembourg
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 108th and United Arab Emirates ranks 108th of 134 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Luxembourg	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%	Luxembourg
2010s	0.8%	1.8%	1.0%	United Arab Emirates
2020s	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%	Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care, Luxembourg or United Arab Emirates?: Luxembourg, at 0.4% against 0.4% in United Arab Emirates as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care between Luxembourg and United Arab Emirates?: 0.0%, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and United Arab Emirates?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Luxembourg and United Arab Emirates rank globally for risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care?: Luxembourg ranks 108th and United Arab Emirates ranks 108th 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.