Italy vs Japan: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Italy
0.7%
in 2022
Japan
0.5%
in 2022
Italy rank
104th
Japan rank
107th
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- Italy
- Japan
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.7% against 0.5% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 104th and Japan ranks 107th of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Italy |
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, Italy or Japan?
- Italy, at 0.7% against 0.5% in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between Italy and Japan?
- 0.2%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Japan rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Italy ranks 104th and Japan ranks 107th 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.