Albania vs Lithuania: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Albania
1.8%
in 2022
Lithuania
2.8%
in 2022
Albania rank
99th
Lithuania rank
96th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Albania
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 2.8% against 1.8% in Albania, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.6 times Albania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 99th and Lithuania ranks 96th of 134 countries.
Albania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2% | 5.6% | 2.6% | Albania |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.5% | 0.7% | Albania |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 0.2% | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Albania or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 2.8% against 1.8% in Albania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Albania and Lithuania?
- 1.0%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Lithuania?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Albania and Lithuania rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Albania ranks 99th and Lithuania ranks 96th of 134 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School, published as Risk of impoverishing 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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About this data
The proportion of population at risk of impoverishing expenditure when surgical care is required. Impoverishing expenditure is defined as direct out of pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care which drive people below a poverty threshold (using a threshold of $2.15 PPP/day).