Belarus vs Lebanon: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Belarus
0.9%
in 2022
Lebanon
1.8%
in 2015
Belarus rank
102nd
Lebanon rank
99th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Belarus
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 1.8% against 0.9% in Belarus, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 2.0 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 102nd and Lebanon ranks 99th of 134 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 1 and Lebanon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 3.0% | 9.8% | Belarus |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 0.0% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required, Belarus or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 1.8% against 0.9% in Belarus as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required between Belarus and Lebanon?
- 0.9%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Lebanon?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2015.
- How do Belarus and Lebanon rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Belarus ranks 102nd and Lebanon ranks 99th 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 people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for 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
The proportion of population at risk of impoverishing expenditure when surgical care is required. Impoverishing expenditure is defined as direct out-of-pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care which drive people below the extreme poverty threshold.