Sudan vs World: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Sudan
74.5%
in 2022
World
25.5%
in 2022
Sudan rank
21st
World rank
21st
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Sudan
- World
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 74.5% against 25.5% in World, a difference of 49.0%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 2.9 times World's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
Sudan ranks 21st and World ranks 21st of 134 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.5% | 51.2% | 10.3% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 34.8% | 29.8% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 26.4% | 46.4% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Sudan or World?
- Sudan, at 74.5% against 25.5% in World as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Sudan and World?
- 49.0%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and World?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Sudan and World rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Sudan ranks 21st and World ranks 21st 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).