Lower middle income vs Nepal: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Lower middle income
42.9%
in 2022
Nepal
86.6%
in 2022
Lower middle income rank
12th
Nepal rank
12th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Lower middle income
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 86.6% against 42.9% in Lower middle income, a difference of 43.7%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 2.0 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 12th and Nepal ranks 12th of 39 groups.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.5% | 95.5% | 17.0% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 95.0% | 34.7% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 88.6% | 42.2% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Lower middle income or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 86.6% against 42.9% in Lower middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Lower middle income and Nepal?
- 43.7%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Nepal?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Lower middle income and Nepal rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Lower middle income ranks 12th and Nepal ranks 12th 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).