Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Uganda
Uganda: Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care was 68.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Uganda, 2003–2022
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 68.4% for risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Uganda peaked at 94.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 68.4%, in 2022.
That places Uganda 15th out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 90.3% | — |
| 2004 | 85.3% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 92.6% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 94.3% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 94.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 91.9% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 81.4% | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 75.7% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 69.3% | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 72.9% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 79.5% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 77.3% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 75.3% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 74.1% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 68.8% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 70.5% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 70.1% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 68.9% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 68.4% | -0.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 68.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 82.4%, 83% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 68.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.7%, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.0% | 81.4% | 94.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 68.8% | 79.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 68.4% | 70.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Uganda?
- Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Uganda was 68.4% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.4% in 2022.
- How does Uganda rank for risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care?
- Uganda ranks 15th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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.