Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Mexico
Mexico: Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care was 8.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Mexico, 2003–2022
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
In 2022, risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Mexico stood at 8.2%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Mexico peaked at 18.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2022.
Mexico ranks 78th of 134 countries on this measure, 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 17.6% | — |
| 2004 | 18.6% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 18.4% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -15.1% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | -28.6% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | +38.9% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | +43.4% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -35.8% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -5.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 8.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.4%, 79% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 8.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.3%, 57% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +43.4% | 11.3% | 16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.1% | 14.6% | 18.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 9.0% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.2% | 9.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 75 Costa Rica 8.9% compare
- 76 Mauritius 8.8% compare
- 77 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 8.6% compare
- 79 Cyprus 6.1% compare
- 80 Dominican Republic 5.7% compare
- 81 Ethiopia 5.6% compare
- 81 Ukraine 5.6% compare
More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,312 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,760 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9607 % 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 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9678 % 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 Mexico?
- Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Mexico was 8.2% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2022.
- How does Mexico rank for risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care?
- Mexico ranks 78th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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.