Belarus vs Israel: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Belarus
0.9%
in 2022
Israel
1.2%
in 2022
Belarus rank
102nd
Israel rank
101st
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Belarus
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 1.2% against 0.9% in Belarus, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.3 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 102nd and Israel ranks 101st of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 2 and Israel in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 2.1% | 8.6% | Belarus |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Belarus |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 1.3% | 0.8% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Belarus or Israel?
- Israel, at 1.2% against 0.9% in Belarus as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Belarus and Israel?
- 0.3%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Israel?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Belarus and Israel rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Belarus ranks 102nd and Israel ranks 101st 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).