Japan vs Kazakhstan: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Japan
0.5%
in 2022
Kazakhstan
0.4%
in 2022
Japan rank
107th
Kazakhstan rank
108th
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Japan ranks 107th and Kazakhstan ranks 108th of 134 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 16.4% | 15.8% | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 1.1% | 0.8% | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Kazakhstan |
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, Japan or Kazakhstan?
- Japan, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Kazakhstan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between Japan and Kazakhstan?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kazakhstan?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Kazakhstan rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Japan ranks 107th and Kazakhstan ranks 108th 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.