How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Kenya?

18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.

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.

East Asia & Pacific vs Kenya: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

East Asia & Pacific

9.8%

in 2022

Kenya

63.2%

in 2020

East Asia & Pacific rank

29th

Kenya rank

28th

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

East Asia & Pacific
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 63.2% against 9.8% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 53.4%.

That makes Kenya's figure about 6.5 times East Asia & Pacific's.

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

East Asia & Pacific ranks 29th 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	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
2000s	50.2%	76.5%	26.3%	Kenya
2010s	24.1%	68.9%	44.8%	Kenya
2020s	14.6%	63.2%	48.6%	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 or Kenya?: Kenya, at 63.2% against 9.8% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2020.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between East Asia & Pacific and Kenya?: 53.4%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Kenya?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Kenya rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 29th 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: 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).