Dominican Republic vs Tonga: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Dominican Republic
7.5%
in 2022
Tonga
7.1%
in 2008
Dominican Republic rank
80th
Tonga rank
83rd
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Dominican Republic
- Tonga
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 7.5% against 7.1% in Tonga, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.
Dominican Republic ranks 80th and Tonga ranks 83rd of 134 countries.
Dominican Republic 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, Dominican Republic or Tonga?
- Dominican Republic, at 7.5% against 7.1% in Tonga as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Dominican Republic and Tonga?
- 0.4%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Tonga?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2008.
- How do Dominican Republic and Tonga rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Dominican Republic ranks 80th 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).