Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Greece
Greece: Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care was 2.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Greece, 2003–2022
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
Greece recorded 2.3% for risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Greece peaked at 6.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2009.
Greece ranks 96th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3.5% | — |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -29.7% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -23.1% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +23.5% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +61.9% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | +41.2% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -21.2% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -21.3% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +21.2% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -32.5% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -14.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 2.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 5.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Greece's 2.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 2.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 1.7% | 3.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 2.1% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 4.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 94 Timor-Leste 2.9% compare
- 95 Georgia 2.6% compare
- 97 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.2% compare
- 98 Samoa 1.8% compare
- 99 Israel 1.7% compare
More health data for Greece
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0227 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,321 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 24 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.24 % 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 0.0175 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.88 % 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 Greece?
- Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Greece was 2.3% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2009.
- How does Greece rank for risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care?
- Greece ranks 96th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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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.