Chad vs Lower middle income: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Chad
83.7%
in 2022
Lower middle income
42.9%
in 2022
Chad rank
14th
Lower middle income rank
12th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Chad
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Chad currently reports 83.7% against 42.9% in Lower middle income, a difference of 40.8%.
That makes Chad's figure about 2.0 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.
Chad ranks 14th and Lower middle income ranks 12th of 134 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.4% | 73.4% | 5.0% | Chad |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 57.0% | 20.2% | Chad |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 46.4% | 35.7% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Chad or Lower middle income?
- Chad, at 83.7% against 42.9% in Lower middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Chad and Lower middle income?
- 40.8%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Lower middle income?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
- How do Chad and Lower middle income rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Chad ranks 14th 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).