High income vs Senegal: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
High income
0.3%
in 2022
Senegal
46.4%
in 2022
High income rank
38th
Senegal rank
36th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- High income
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 46.4% against 0.3% in High income, a difference of 46.1%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 178.6 times High income's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 36th of 39 groups.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 54.3% | 51.9% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 51.7% | 50.6% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 46.6% | 46.1% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, High income or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 46.4% against 0.3% in High income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between High income and Senegal?
- 46.1%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Senegal?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do High income and Senegal rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- High income ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 36th 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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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).