Central African Republic vs Lower middle income: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Central African Republic
89.3%
in 2008
Lower middle income
42.9%
in 2022
Central African Republic rank
9th
Lower middle income rank
12th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Central African Republic
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 89.3% against 42.9% in Lower middle income, a difference of 46.4%.
That makes Central African Republic's figure about 2.1 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Central African Republic has been ahead every year.
Central African Republic ranks 9th and Lower middle income ranks 12th of 134 countries.
Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Central African Republic or Lower middle income?
- Central African Republic, at 89.3% against 42.9% in Lower middle income as of 2008.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Central African Republic and Lower middle income?
- 46.4%, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Lower middle income?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2008.
- How do Central African Republic and Lower middle income rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Central African Republic ranks 9th and Lower middle income ranks 12th 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).