How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sri Lanka?

19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.

Senegal vs Sri Lanka: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required

Senegal

28.4%

in 2022

Sri Lanka

29.2%

in 2022

Senegal rank

41st

Sri Lanka rank

40th

Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time

Senegal
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 29.2% against 28.4% in Senegal, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Senegal ahead.

Senegal ranks 41st and Sri Lanka ranks 40th of 134 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Senegal	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	39.1%	46.3%	7.2%	Sri Lanka
2010s	41.8%	37.8%	4.0%	Senegal
2020s	28.5%	27.0%	1.5%	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, Senegal or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 29.2% 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 Senegal and Sri Lanka?: 0.8%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sri Lanka?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Senegal and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?: Senegal ranks 41st and Sri Lanka ranks 40th 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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Indicator: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Unit: % of people at risk
Source: Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 134 places, 2,380 data points, 2003–2022
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Catastrophic expenditure is defined as direct out-of-pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care exceeding 10% of total income.