El Salvador vs Peru: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

El Salvador
12.9%
in 2022
Peru
10.7%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
70th
Peru rank
72nd

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

  • El Salvador
  • Peru
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 12.9% against 10.7% in Peru, a difference of 2.2%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Peru ahead.

El Salvador ranks 70th and Peru ranks 72nd of 134 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 27.3% 33.7% 6.4% Peru
2010s 18.5% 17.0% 1.5% El Salvador
2020s 14.3% 12.9% 1.4% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, El Salvador or Peru?
El Salvador, at 12.9% against 10.7% in Peru as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between El Salvador and Peru?
2.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Peru?
20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Peru rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
El Salvador ranks 70th and Peru ranks 72nd 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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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).