Guinea vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Guinea
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 72.6% against 19.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 53.1%.
That makes Guinea's figure about 3.7 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.
Guinea ranks 24th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 134 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.6% | 24.0% | 56.6% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 76.7% | 18.0% | 58.7% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Guinea or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Guinea, at 72.6% against 19.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Guinea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 53.1%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
- How do Guinea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Guinea ranks 24th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 23rd 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).