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

15 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.

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 Lesotho: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

East Asia & Pacific

9.8%

in 2022

Lesotho

56.4%

in 2022

East Asia & Pacific rank

29th

Lesotho rank

31st

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

East Asia & Pacific
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 56.4% against 9.8% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 46.6%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 5.8 times East Asia & Pacific's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 29th and Lesotho ranks 31st of 39 groups.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
2000s	57.7%	73.8%	16.1%	Lesotho
2010s	24.1%	52.0%	27.9%	Lesotho
2020s	11.5%	53.3%	41.8%	Lesotho

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 Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 56.4% against 9.8% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between East Asia & Pacific and Lesotho?: 46.6%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Lesotho?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Lesotho rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 29th and Lesotho ranks 31st 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).