Laos vs Namibia: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Laos
26.0%
in 2022
Namibia
26.9%
in 2022
Laos rank
56th
Namibia rank
53rd
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Laos
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 26.9% against 26.0% in Laos, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 56th and Namibia ranks 53rd of 134 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.0% | 42.1% | 45.9% | Laos |
| 2010s | 62.1% | 32.7% | 29.4% | Laos |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 28.8% | 4.8% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Laos or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 26.9% against 26.0% in Laos as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Laos and Namibia?
- 0.9%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Namibia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Laos and Namibia rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Laos ranks 56th and Namibia ranks 53rd 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).