Greece vs United States: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Greece
0.3%
in 2022
United States
0.2%
in 2022
Greece rank
108th
United States rank
110th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Greece
- United States
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in United States, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.5 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was United States ahead.
Greece ranks 108th and United States ranks 110th of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | United States |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Greece or United States?
- Greece, at 0.3% against 0.2% in United States as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Greece and United States?
- 0.1%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United States?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Greece and United States rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Greece ranks 108th and United States ranks 110th 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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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).