Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 67.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Bangladesh, 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 impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Bangladesh stood at 67.3%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Bangladesh peaked at 98.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 67.3%, in 2022.
That places Bangladesh 26th out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 98.5% | — |
| 2004 | 97.0% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 96.1% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 95.5% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 93.7% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 92.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 92.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 90.6% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 89.3% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 87.9% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 85.2% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 84.3% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 82.0% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 77.9% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 75.9% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 71.2% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 67.3% | -5.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 67.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.4%, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 67.3% is above the median for South Asia, which is 40.2%, 1.7× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.2% | 92.6% | 98.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 75.9% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.2% | 67.3% | 75.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More health data for Bangladesh
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 35 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8772 % 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 0.0468 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7714 % 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 Bangladesh?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Bangladesh was 67.3% 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.3% in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Bangladesh ranks 26th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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).