Bulgaria vs Jamaica: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Bulgaria
4.6%
in 2022
Jamaica
6.1%
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
87th
Jamaica rank
86th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Bulgaria
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 6.1% against 4.6% in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Jamaica ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 87th and Jamaica ranks 86th of 134 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 7.8% | 3.0% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 9.9% | 3.6% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 6.4% | 1.0% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Bulgaria or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 6.1% against 4.6% in Bulgaria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Bulgaria and Jamaica?
- 1.5%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Jamaica?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Jamaica rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Bulgaria ranks 87th and Jamaica ranks 86th 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).