Bangladesh vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Bangladesh
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 67.3% against 10.7% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 56.6%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 6.3 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 26th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 134 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.2% | 54.4% | 40.8% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 26.7% | 58.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 71.2% | 12.6% | 58.5% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Bangladesh or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Bangladesh, at 67.3% against 10.7% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 56.6%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Bangladesh ranks 26th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 27th 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).