Israel vs Switzerland: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Israel
1.7%
in 2022
Switzerland
1.0%
in 2022
Israel rank
99th
Switzerland rank
102nd
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- Israel
- Switzerland
How they compare
Israel currently reports 1.7% against 1.0% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.7 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 99th and Switzerland ranks 102nd of 134 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 1.8% | 3.2% | Israel |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.3% | 1.3% | Israel |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Israel |
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, Israel or Switzerland?
- Israel, at 1.7% against 1.0% in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between Israel and Switzerland?
- 0.7%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Switzerland?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Israel and Switzerland rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Israel ranks 99th and Switzerland ranks 102nd 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.