Jamaica vs Lebanon: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Jamaica
3.1%
in 2022
Lebanon
4.1%
in 2015
Jamaica rank
92nd
Lebanon rank
89th
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- Jamaica
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 4.1% against 3.1% in Jamaica, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.3 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Lebanon ahead.
Jamaica ranks 92nd and Lebanon ranks 89th of 134 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required, Jamaica or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 4.1% against 3.1% in Jamaica as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between Jamaica and Lebanon?
- 1.0%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lebanon?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2015.
- How do Jamaica and Lebanon rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Jamaica ranks 92nd and Lebanon ranks 89th 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.