Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Rwanda: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 75.0% against 19.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 55.5%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 3.8 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 23rd and Rwanda ranks 20th of 39 groups.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.1% | 91.5% | 68.4% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 83.4% | 65.3% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 77.8% | 60.1% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 75.0% against 19.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Rwanda?
- 55.5%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Rwanda?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Rwanda rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 23rd and Rwanda ranks 20th 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).