Ireland vs Switzerland: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Ireland
0.0%
in 2022
Switzerland
0.0%
in 2022
Ireland rank
119th
Switzerland rank
119th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Ireland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 119th and Switzerland ranks 119th of 134 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Ireland or Switzerland?
- Ireland, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Ireland and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Ireland ranks 119th and Switzerland ranks 119th 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).