Japan vs Luxembourg: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Japan
0.5%
in 2022
Luxembourg
0.4%
in 2022
Japan rank
107th
Luxembourg rank
108th
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- Japan
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Japan ranks 107th and Luxembourg ranks 108th of 134 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Luxembourg |
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 Luxembourg?
- Japan, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Luxembourg 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 Luxembourg?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Luxembourg?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Luxembourg rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Japan ranks 107th and Luxembourg 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.