Cameroon vs Central Europe and the Baltics: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Cameroon
- Central Europe and the Baltics
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 50.5% against 0.7% in Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 49.8%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 76.0 times Central Europe and the Baltics's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 33rd and Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 34th of 134 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Central Europe and the Baltics | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.7% | 3.4% | 56.4% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 1.6% | 52.0% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 0.9% | 50.1% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Cameroon or Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Cameroon, at 50.5% against 0.7% in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Cameroon and Central Europe and the Baltics?
- 49.8%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Central Europe and the Baltics?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
- How do Cameroon and Central Europe and the Baltics rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Cameroon ranks 33rd and Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 34th 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).