How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Madagascar?

9 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.

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.

IDA total vs Madagascar: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

IDA total

68.0%

in 2018

Madagascar

96.1%

in 2016

IDA total rank

5th

Madagascar rank

4th

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

IDA total
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 96.1% against 68.0% in IDA total, a difference of 28.1%.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.4 times IDA total's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 5th and Madagascar ranks 4th of 39 groups.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA total	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
2000s	79.0%	96.1%	17.1%	Madagascar
2010s	72.1%	96.2%	24.1%	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, IDA total or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 96.1% against 68.0% in IDA total as of 2016.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between IDA total and Madagascar?: 28.1%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Madagascar?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
How do IDA total and Madagascar rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?: IDA total ranks 5th and Madagascar ranks 4th 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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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: 17 September 2026

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).