Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Tanzania: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 91.5% against 67.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 23.9%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 6th and Tanzania ranks 8th of 39 groups.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.8% | 96.0% | 22.2% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 69.7% | 93.2% | 23.5% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 91.5% against 67.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tanzania?
- 23.9%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tanzania?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tanzania rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 6th and Tanzania ranks 8th 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).