Kazakhstan vs Romania: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

Kazakhstan
0.7%
in 2022
Romania
0.7%
in 2022
Kazakhstan rank
103rd
Romania rank
103rd

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Romania
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How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Romania, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Kazakhstan ranks 103rd and Romania ranks 103rd of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Romania Difference Ahead
2000s 9.7% 4.4% 5.3% Kazakhstan
2010s 1.0% 2.0% 1.0% Romania
2020s 0.6% 0.8% 0.2% Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Kazakhstan or Romania?
Kazakhstan, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Romania as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Kazakhstan and Romania?
0.0%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Romania?
20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Kazakhstan and Romania rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Kazakhstan ranks 103rd 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).