Israel vs Romania: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

Israel
1.2%
in 2022
Romania
0.7%
in 2022
Israel rank
101st
Romania rank
103rd

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

  • Israel
  • Romania
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 1.2% against 0.7% in Romania, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.7 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Romania ahead.

Israel ranks 101st and Romania ranks 103rd of 134 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Romania Difference Ahead
2000s 2.1% 4.4% 2.3% Romania
2010s 1.4% 2.0% 0.7% Romania
2020s 1.3% 0.8% 0.5% Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Israel or Romania?
Israel, at 1.2% against 0.7% in Romania as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Israel and Romania?
0.5%, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Romania?
20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Israel and Romania rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Israel ranks 101st and Romania ranks 103rd 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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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

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).