What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger?

2.0%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger?

16 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2018.

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Niger: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

Democratic Republic of Congo

98.0%

in 2022

Niger

96.0%

in 2018

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

3rd

Niger rank

5th

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Niger

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 98.0% against 96.0% in Niger, a difference of 2.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Niger ranks 5th 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	Niger	Difference	Ahead
2000s	99.2%	98.1%	1.0%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	98.2%	98.0%	0.2%	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 Niger?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 98.0% against 96.0% in Niger as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger?: 2.0%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2018.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Niger ranks 5th 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).