Angola vs Cameroon: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Angola
54.2%
in 2022
Cameroon
50.5%
in 2022
Angola rank
32nd
Cameroon rank
33rd
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Angola
- Cameroon
How they compare
Angola currently reports 54.2% against 50.5% in Cameroon, a difference of 3.7%.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 32nd and Cameroon ranks 33rd of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Cameroon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.9% | 59.7% | 0.2% | Angola |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 53.6% | 5.5% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 55.6% | 50.8% | 4.7% | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Angola or Cameroon?
- Angola, at 54.2% against 50.5% in Cameroon as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Angola and Cameroon?
- 3.7%, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Cameroon?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Angola and Cameroon rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Angola ranks 32nd and Cameroon ranks 33rd 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).