Guinea-Bissau vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 81.3% against 35.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 45.6%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 2.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 134 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.6% | 49.3% | 38.3% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 40.2% | 45.0% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 38.0% | 45.3% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Guinea-Bissau or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 81.3% against 35.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Guinea-Bissau and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 45.6%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 15th 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).