Brazil vs Egypt: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Brazil
24.1%
in 2022
Egypt
23.2%
in 2022
Brazil rank
61st
Egypt rank
62nd
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Brazil
- Egypt
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 24.1% against 23.2% in Egypt, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Egypt ahead.
Brazil ranks 61st and Egypt ranks 62nd of 134 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.6% | 41.6% | 17.0% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 29.1% | 10.6% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 24.0% | 5.3% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Brazil or Egypt?
- Brazil, at 24.1% against 23.2% in Egypt as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Brazil and Egypt?
- 0.9%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Egypt?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Egypt rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Brazil ranks 61st and Egypt ranks 62nd 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).