Israel vs Lebanon: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Israel
1.2%
in 2022
Lebanon
1.8%
in 2015
Israel rank
101st
Lebanon rank
99th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Israel
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 1.8% against 1.2% in Israel, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.5 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Lebanon ahead.
Israel ranks 101st and Lebanon ranks 99th of 134 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 3.0% | 0.5% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.7% | 0.3% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Israel or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 1.8% against 1.2% in Israel as of 2015.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Israel and Lebanon?
- 0.6%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Lebanon?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2015.
- How do Israel and Lebanon rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Israel ranks 101st and Lebanon ranks 99th 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).