Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk)

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/world-development-indicators/sh.sgr.irsk.zs/

├ README.md

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├ data.csv

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└ datapackage.json

https://datahub.io/world-development-indicators/sh.sgr.irsk.zs/_r/-/datapackage.json

Key Files

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datapackage.json— metadata & schema

https://datahub.io/world-development-indicators/sh.sgr.irsk.zs/_r/-/datapackage.json

README.md— documentation

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Typical Usage

1. Fetch datapackage.json to inspect schema and resources
2. Download data resources listed in datapackage.json
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Schema

name	type	description
Country Name	string	Country or Region name
Country Code	string	ISO 3-digit ISO code extended to include regional codes e.g. EUR, ARB etc
Year	year	Year
Value	number	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 a poverty threshold (using a threshold of $1.25 PPP/day).

Data Files

File	Description	Size	Last modified	Download
data		7.03 kB	2 months ago	data

Files	Size	Format	Created	Updated	License	Source
1	7.03 kB	csv		4 months ago

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 a poverty threshold (using a threshold of $1.25 PPP/day).