China vs Tonga: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
China
6.3%
in 2022
Tonga
7.1%
in 2008
China rank
85th
Tonga rank
83rd
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- China
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 7.1% against 6.3% in China, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times China's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 85th and Tonga ranks 83rd of 134 countries.
China 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, China or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 7.1% against 6.3% in China as of 2008.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between China and Tonga?
- 0.8%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Tonga?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2008.
- How do China and Tonga rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- China ranks 85th and Tonga ranks 83rd 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).