Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Belarus
Belarus: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 0.9% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Belarus, 2003–2022
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 0.9% for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 200.0% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Belarus peaked at 20.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2021.
That places Belarus 102nd out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 20.5% | — |
| 2004 | 14.3% | -30.2% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | -23.4% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | -15.3% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | -45.8% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -40.0% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -27.8% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -28.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -22.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -28.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +200.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 9% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 2.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Belarus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +200.0% | 0.3% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 4.5% | 20.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.5% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More health data for Belarus
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3867 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,674 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -5.57 % 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 0.019 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -5.56 % 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 Belarus?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Belarus was 0.9% 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
- How does Belarus rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Belarus ranks 102nd out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus 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).