East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Kenya: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 63.2% against 10.7% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 52.5%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 5.9 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 27th and Kenya ranks 28th of 39 groups.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.4% | 76.5% | 22.1% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 68.9% | 42.2% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 63.2% | 47.1% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 63.2% against 10.7% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2020.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Kenya?
- 52.5%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Kenya?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Kenya rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 27th and Kenya ranks 28th of 39 groups.
- 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).