What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between China and Marshall Islands?

0.3%, with Marshall Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Marshall Islands?

7 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.

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.

China vs Marshall Islands: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

China

6.3%

in 2022

Marshall Islands

6.6%

in 2022

China rank

85th

Marshall Islands rank

84th

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

China
Marshall Islands

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 6.6% against 6.3% in China, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2003 it was China ahead.

China ranks 85th and Marshall Islands ranks 84th of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Marshall Islands	Difference	Ahead
2000s	67.4%	11.7%	55.7%	China
2010s	13.3%	7.1%	6.2%	China
2020s	8.6%	7.0%	1.6%	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, China or Marshall Islands?: Marshall Islands, at 6.6% against 6.3% in China as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between China and Marshall Islands?: 0.3%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Marshall Islands?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do China and Marshall Islands rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?: China ranks 85th and Marshall Islands ranks 84th 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).