East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Kenya: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
10.7%
in 2022
Kenya
63.2%
in 2020
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
27th
Kenya rank
28th

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 63.2% against 10.7% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 52.5%.

That makes Kenya's figure about 5.9 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) or Kenya?
Kenya, at 63.2% against 10.7% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2020.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Kenya?
52.5%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Kenya?
18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Kenya rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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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

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).