Low & middle income vs Sudan: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Low & middle income
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 74.5% against 30.4% in Low & middle income, a difference of 44.1%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 2.5 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Low & middle income ahead.
Low & middle income ranks 18th and Sudan ranks 21st of 39 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Low & middle income averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.2% | 61.5% | 1.7% | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 64.6% | 21.7% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 72.8% | 40.9% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Low & middle income or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 74.5% against 30.4% in Low & middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Low & middle income and Sudan?
- 44.1%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Sudan?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Low & middle income and Sudan rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Low & middle income ranks 18th and Sudan ranks 21st 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).