Belarus vs Kazakhstan: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

Belarus
0.9%
in 2022
Kazakhstan
0.7%
in 2022
Belarus rank
102nd
Kazakhstan rank
103rd

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

  • Belarus
  • Kazakhstan
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How they compare

Belarus currently reports 0.9% against 0.7% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Belarus's figure about 1.3 times Kazakhstan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 102nd and Kazakhstan ranks 103rd of 134 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 2 and Kazakhstan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
2000s 10.7% 9.7% 1.0% Belarus
2010s 1.5% 1.0% 0.5% Belarus
2020s 0.5% 0.6% 0.1% Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Belarus or Kazakhstan?
Belarus, at 0.9% against 0.7% in Kazakhstan as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Belarus and Kazakhstan?
0.2%, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Kazakhstan?
20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Belarus and Kazakhstan rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Belarus ranks 102nd and Kazakhstan ranks 103rd 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).