Chile vs El Salvador: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

Chile
14.3%
in 2021
El Salvador
12.9%
in 2022
Chile rank
69th
El Salvador rank
70th

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

  • Chile
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 14.3% against 12.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was El Salvador ahead.

Chile ranks 69th and El Salvador ranks 70th of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 14.6% 27.3% 12.8% El Salvador
2010s 7.3% 18.5% 11.2% El Salvador
2020s 10.5% 15.0% 4.5% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Chile or El Salvador?
Chile, at 14.3% against 12.9% in El Salvador as of 2021.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Chile and El Salvador?
1.4%, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and El Salvador?
19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
How do Chile and El Salvador rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Chile ranks 69th and El Salvador ranks 70th 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

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).