Angola vs Mauritania: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

Angola
54.2%
in 2022
Mauritania
56.8%
in 2022
Angola rank
32nd
Mauritania rank
30th

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

  • Angola
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 56.8% against 54.2% in Angola, a difference of 2.6%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 32nd and Mauritania ranks 30th of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Mauritania Difference Ahead
2000s 59.9% 62.5% 2.6% Mauritania
2010s 48.7% 55.8% 7.1% Mauritania
2020s 55.6% 56.2% 0.7% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Angola or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 56.8% against 54.2% in Angola as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Angola and Mauritania?
2.6%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Mauritania?
20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Angola and Mauritania rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Angola ranks 32nd and Mauritania ranks 30th 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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Indicator
Risk of impoverishing 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 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).