Azerbaijan vs Brazil: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Azerbaijan
23.1%
in 2011
Brazil
23.1%
in 2022
Azerbaijan rank
45th
Brazil rank
45th
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- Azerbaijan
- Brazil
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 23.1% against 23.1% in Brazil, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 45th and Brazil ranks 45th of 134 countries.
Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.1% | 22.4% | 12.7% | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 16.8% | 9.8% | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required, Azerbaijan or Brazil?
- Azerbaijan, at 23.1% against 23.1% in Brazil as of 2011.
- What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between Azerbaijan and Brazil?
- 0.0%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Brazil?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2011.
- How do Azerbaijan and Brazil rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Azerbaijan ranks 45th and Brazil ranks 45th of 134 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Catastrophic expenditure is defined as direct out-of-pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care exceeding 10% of total income.