What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Dominican Republic and Malaysia?

0.3%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Malaysia?

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.

Dominican Republic vs Malaysia: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

Dominican Republic

7.5%

in 2022

Malaysia

7.2%

in 2018

Dominican Republic rank

80th

Malaysia rank

81st

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

Dominican Republic
Malaysia

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 7.5% against 7.2% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 80th and Malaysia ranks 81st of 134 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	26.0%	21.7%	4.3%	Dominican Republic
2010s	13.8%	11.7%	2.2%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Dominican Republic or Malaysia?: Dominican Republic, at 7.5% against 7.2% in Malaysia as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Dominican Republic and Malaysia?: 0.3%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Malaysia?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2018.
How do Dominican Republic and Malaysia rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?: Dominican Republic ranks 80th and Malaysia ranks 81st 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).