Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Yemen: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
35.7%
in 2022
Yemen
86.5%
in 2022
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
15th
Yemen rank
13th

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 86.5% against 35.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 50.8%.

That makes Yemen's figure about 2.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 15th and Yemen ranks 13th of 39 groups.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Yemen Difference Ahead
2000s 49.3% 71.7% 22.5% Yemen
2010s 40.2% 75.4% 35.1% Yemen
2020s 38.0% 85.9% 47.9% Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Yemen?
Yemen, at 86.5% against 35.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Yemen?
50.8%, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Yemen?
20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Yemen rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 15th and Yemen ranks 13th 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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Indicator
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk)
Unit
% of people at risk
Source
Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
173 places, 3,065 data points, 2003–2022
Last refreshed

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).