Cameroon vs Late-demographic dividend: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Cameroon
50.5%
in 2022
Late-demographic dividend
9.3%
in 2022
Cameroon rank
33rd
Late-demographic dividend rank
30th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Cameroon
- Late-demographic dividend
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 50.5% against 9.3% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 41.2%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 5.4 times Late-demographic dividend's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 33rd and Late-demographic dividend ranks 30th of 134 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Late-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.7% | 46.1% | 13.6% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 20.2% | 33.4% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 10.1% | 40.8% | 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- Cameroon, at 50.5% against 9.3% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Cameroon and Late-demographic dividend?
- 41.2%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Late-demographic dividend?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Cameroon and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Cameroon ranks 33rd and Late-demographic dividend ranks 30th 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).