Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Angola
Angola: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 54.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Angola, 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 Angola is 54.2%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Angola peaked at 66.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 2016.
Angola ranks 32nd of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 66.1% | — |
| 2004 | 64.0% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 64.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 62.7% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 59.6% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 51.4% | -13.8% |
| 2009 | 51.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 54.7% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 53.0% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 50.6% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 48.9% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 45.8% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 39.0% | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 41.7% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 50.1% | +20.1% |
| 2019 | 51.7% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 56.8% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 55.7% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 54.2% | -2.7% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 54.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.4%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Angola's 54.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.3%, 77% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.9% | 51.4% | 66.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 39.0% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.6% | 54.2% | 56.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More health data for Angola
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 740.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31,754 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 79 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.97 % 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 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.01 % 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 Angola?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Angola was 54.2% 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 66.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 2016.
- How does Angola rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Angola ranks 32nd out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola 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).