How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and Lesotho?

14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.

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 Europe and the Baltics vs Lesotho: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

Central Europe and the Baltics

0.7%

in 2021

Lesotho

56.4%

in 2022

Central Europe and the Baltics rank

34th

Lesotho rank

31st

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

Central Europe and the Baltics
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 56.4% against 0.7% in Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 55.7%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 84.9 times Central Europe and the Baltics's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 34th and Lesotho ranks 31st of 39 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central Europe and the Baltics	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5.1%	73.8%	68.7%	Lesotho
2010s	1.7%	52.0%	50.3%	Lesotho
2020s	0.9%	51.8%	50.8%	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Central Europe and the Baltics or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 56.4% against 0.7% in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Central Europe and the Baltics and Lesotho?: 55.7%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and Lesotho?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
How do Central Europe and the Baltics and Lesotho rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 34th and Lesotho ranks 31st of 39 groups.
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).