Kazakhstan vs Poland: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

Kazakhstan
0.7%
in 2022
Poland
0.4%
in 2021
Kazakhstan rank
103rd
Poland rank
106th

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Poland
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How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 0.7% against 0.4% in Poland, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.7 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 103rd and Poland ranks 106th of 134 countries.

Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Poland Difference Ahead
2000s 9.7% 1.7% 8.0% Kazakhstan
2010s 1.0% 0.5% 0.6% Kazakhstan
2020s 0.6% 0.4% 0.2% Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Kazakhstan or Poland?
Kazakhstan, at 0.7% against 0.4% in Poland as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Kazakhstan and Poland?
0.3%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Poland?
19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
How do Kazakhstan and Poland rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Kazakhstan ranks 103rd and Poland ranks 106th 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).