Late-demographic dividend vs Lesotho: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Late-demographic dividend
9.3%
in 2022
Lesotho
56.4%
in 2022
Late-demographic dividend rank
30th
Lesotho rank
31st
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Late-demographic dividend
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 56.4% against 9.3% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 47.1%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 6.0 times Late-demographic dividend's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 30th and Lesotho ranks 31st of 39 groups.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Late-demographic dividend | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.2% | 73.8% | 19.6% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 52.0% | 30.8% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 53.3% | 43.2% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Late-demographic dividend or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 56.4% against 9.3% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Late-demographic dividend and Lesotho?
- 47.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Late-demographic dividend and Lesotho?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Late-demographic dividend and Lesotho rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 30th and Lesotho ranks 31st of 39 groups.
- 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).