Lesotho vs Senegal: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Lesotho
30.0%
in 2022
Senegal
28.4%
in 2022
Lesotho rank
38th
Senegal rank
41st
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- Lesotho
- Senegal
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 30.0% against 28.4% in Senegal, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 41st of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.7% | 49.8% | 11.0% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 41.1% | 16.8% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 28.5% | 3.4% | Senegal |
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, Lesotho or Senegal?
- Lesotho, at 30.0% against 28.4% in Senegal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between Lesotho and Senegal?
- 1.6%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Senegal?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Lesotho and Senegal rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Lesotho ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 41st 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.