Cameroon vs Lesotho: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Cameroon
50.5%
in 2022
Lesotho
56.4%
in 2022
Cameroon rank
33rd
Lesotho rank
31st
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Cameroon
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 56.4% against 50.5% in Cameroon, a difference of 5.9%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Lesotho ahead.
Cameroon ranks 33rd and Lesotho ranks 31st of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.3% | 73.8% | 11.4% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 52.3% | 1.3% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 53.3% | 2.5% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Cameroon or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 56.4% against 50.5% in Cameroon as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Cameroon and Lesotho?
- 5.9%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Lesotho?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Cameroon and Lesotho rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Cameroon ranks 33rd and Lesotho ranks 31st 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).