China vs Peru: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
China
3.7%
in 2022
Peru
4.4%
in 2022
China rank
90th
Peru rank
88th
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- China
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 4.4% against 3.7% in China, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was China ahead.
China ranks 90th and Peru ranks 88th of 134 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.3% | 31.6% | 25.7% | China |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 13.1% | 3.0% | China |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.7% | 0.1% | China |
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, China or Peru?
- Peru, at 4.4% against 3.7% in China as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between China and Peru?
- 0.7%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Peru?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do China and Peru rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- China ranks 90th and Peru ranks 88th 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.