Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Cyprus
Cyprus: Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care was 6.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Cyprus, 2003–2022
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 6.1% for risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,933.3% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Cyprus peaked at 13.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2021.
That places Cyprus 79th out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 9.6% | — |
| 2004 | 8.4% | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -37.4% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +41.3% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +49.4% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | -23.9% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | -21.8% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -65.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -84.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | +1933.3% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 6.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 15.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 6.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 6.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +1933.3% | 0.3% | 6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2% | 7.3% | 9.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 2.5% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 0.3% | 6.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More health data for Cyprus
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,325 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.0526 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0263 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0182 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Cyprus?
- Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Cyprus was 6.1% in 2022, according to Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School.
- What is the highest risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
- How does Cyprus rank for risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care?
- Cyprus ranks 79th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School, published as part of Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The proportion of population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when surgical care is required. Catastrophic expenditure is defined as direct out of pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care exceeding 10% of total income.