What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Central African Republic and South Asia?

45.6%, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and South Asia?

5 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2008.

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.

Central African Republic vs South Asia: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

Central African Republic

89.3%

in 2008

South Asia

43.7%

in 2022

Central African Republic rank

9th

South Asia rank

10th

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

Central African Republic
South Asia

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 89.3% against 43.7% in South Asia, a difference of 45.6%.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 2.0 times South Asia's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Central African Republic has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 9th and South Asia ranks 10th 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 South Asia?: Central African Republic, at 89.3% against 43.7% in South Asia as of 2008.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Central African Republic and South Asia?: 45.6%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and South Asia?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2008.
How do Central African Republic and South Asia rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?: Central African Republic ranks 9th and South Asia ranks 10th 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).