Lower middle income vs Uganda: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Lower middle income
42.9%
in 2022
Uganda
88.5%
in 2022
Lower middle income rank
12th
Uganda rank
10th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Lower middle income
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 88.5% against 42.9% in Lower middle income, a difference of 45.6%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 2.1 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 12th and Uganda ranks 10th of 39 groups.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.5% | 95.9% | 17.5% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 60.5% | 91.0% | 30.5% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 88.9% | 42.5% | Uganda |
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 Uganda?
- Uganda, at 88.5% 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 Uganda?
- 45.6%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Uganda?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Lower middle income and Uganda rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Lower middle income ranks 12th and Uganda ranks 10th 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).