East Timor vs Yemen: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
East Timor
87.2%
in 2014
Yemen
86.5%
in 2022
East Timor rank
11th
Yemen rank
13th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- East Timor
- Yemen
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 87.2% against 86.5% in Yemen, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 12 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
East Timor ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 13th of 134 countries.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Timor | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.1% | 71.7% | 14.4% | East Timor |
| 2010s | 89.9% | 67.9% | 22.0% | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, East Timor or Yemen?
- East Timor, at 87.2% against 86.5% in Yemen as of 2014.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between East Timor and Yemen?
- 0.7%, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Yemen?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2014.
- How do East Timor and Yemen rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- East Timor ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 13th 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).