Bangladesh vs Upper middle income: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Bangladesh
67.3%
in 2022
Upper middle income
13.0%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
26th
Upper middle income rank
26th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Bangladesh
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 67.3% against 13.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 54.3%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 5.2 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 26th and Upper middle income ranks 26th of 134 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.2% | 45.8% | 49.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 23.8% | 61.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 71.2% | 14.0% | 57.2% | 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 Upper middle income?
- Bangladesh, at 67.3% against 13.0% in Upper middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Bangladesh and Upper middle income?
- 54.3%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Upper middle income?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Upper middle income rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Bangladesh ranks 26th and Upper middle income ranks 26th 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).