Mexico vs Tonga: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Mexico
7.2%
in 2022
Tonga
7.1%
in 2008
Mexico rank
81st
Tonga rank
83rd
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Mexico
- Tonga
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 7.2% against 7.1% in Tonga, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 81st and Tonga ranks 83rd of 134 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Mexico or Tonga?
- Mexico, at 7.2% against 7.1% in Tonga as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Mexico and Tonga?
- 0.1%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Tonga?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2008.
- How do Mexico and Tonga rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Mexico ranks 81st and Tonga ranks 83rd of 134 countries.
- 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).