Japan vs South Korea: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Japan
0.1%
in 2022
South Korea
0.1%
in 2022
Japan rank
114th
South Korea rank
114th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in South Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2006 it was South Korea ahead.
Japan ranks 114th and South Korea ranks 114th of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Japan or South Korea?
- Japan, at 0.1% against 0.1% in South Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Japan and South Korea?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Japan ranks 114th and South Korea ranks 114th 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).