How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Luxembourg?

20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.

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.

Canada vs Luxembourg: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

Canada

0.0%

in 2022

Luxembourg

0.0%

in 2022

Canada rank

119th

Luxembourg rank

119th

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

Canada
Luxembourg

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 119th and Luxembourg ranks 119th of 134 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Luxembourg	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	Canada
2010s	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	Canada
2020s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Canada or Luxembourg?: Canada, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Luxembourg as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Canada and Luxembourg?: 0.0%, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Luxembourg?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Canada and Luxembourg rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?: Canada ranks 119th and Luxembourg ranks 119th 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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Indicator: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk)
Unit: % of people at risk
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 173 places, 3,065 data points, 2003–2022
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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).