Democratic Republic of Congo vs Low income: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Low income
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 98.0% against 74.8% in Low income, a difference of 23.2%.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.3 times Low income's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Low income ranks 2nd of 134 countries.
Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.2% | 80.4% | 18.7% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 74.1% | 23.9% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Democratic Republic of Congo or Low income?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 98.0% against 74.8% in Low income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Democratic Republic of Congo and Low income?
- 23.2%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Low income?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2018.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Low income rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Low income ranks 2nd 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).