Italy vs United States of America: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Italy
0.2%
in 2022
United States of America
0.2%
in 2022
Italy rank
110th
United States of America rank
110th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Italy
- United States of America
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in United States of America, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 20 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 110th and United States of America ranks 110th of 134 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | United States of America |
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, Italy or United States of America?
- Italy, at 0.2% against 0.2% in United States of America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required between Italy and United States of America?
- 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States of America?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Italy and United States of America rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Italy ranks 110th and United States of America ranks 110th 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.