Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Algeria
Algeria: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 29.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Algeria, 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 impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Algeria is 29.1%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Algeria peaked at 41.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2011.
Algeria ranks 50th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 41.6% | — |
| 2007 | 40.6% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 38.3% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | -40.2% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 32.4% | +67.0% |
| 2013 | 31.5% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 29.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 29.5% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 29.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 31.5% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 29.1% | -1.7% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 29.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 2.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 29.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.1%, 1.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Algeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +67.0% | 19.4% | 32.4% |
| 2009 | -40.2% | 38.3% | 22.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.9% | 22.9% | 41.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 19.4% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 29.1% | 31.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 47 Azerbaijan 30.5% compare
- 48 Sri Lanka 30.3% compare
- 49 Iran, Islamic Republic of 29.8% compare
- 51 Cape Verde 28.0% compare
- 52 Ethiopia 27.7% compare
- 53 Namibia 26.9% compare
More health data for Algeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5437 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 943.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,455 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.77 % 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 0.0465 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.77 % 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 impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Algeria?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Algeria was 29.1% in 2022, according to Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School.
- What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2011.
- How does Algeria rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Algeria ranks 50th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School, published as part of Risk of impoverishing 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 impoverishing expenditure when surgical care is required. Impoverishing expenditure is defined as direct out of pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care which drive people below a poverty threshold (using a threshold of $2.15 PPP/day).