Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Sweden
Sweden: Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care was 0.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Sweden, 2003–2022
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
The most recent figure for risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Sweden is 0.0%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Over the whole period, risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Sweden peaked at 0.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2003.
Sweden ranks 124th of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.1% | — |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.1% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | — |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%. (40 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More health data for Sweden
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,109 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 30 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.12 % 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 0.0243 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.2 % 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 Sweden?
- Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Sweden was 0.0% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2003.
- How does Sweden rank for risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care?
- Sweden ranks 124th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Sweden 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.