Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Bhutan
Bhutan: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 10.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Bhutan, 2003–2022
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 10.6% for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 29.8% on the previous year and down 79.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Bhutan peaked at 56.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2022.
That places Bhutan 73rd out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 50.2% | — |
| 2004 | 41.0% | -18.3% |
| 2005 | 41.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 33.4% | -18.9% |
| 2007 | 51.7% | +54.8% |
| 2008 | 56.9% | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 47.6% | -16.3% |
| 2012 | 50.5% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 28.6% | -43.4% |
| 2014 | 32.5% | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 28.8% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | -45.1% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | -29.8% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 10.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.4%, 21% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 10.6% is below the median for South Asia, which is 40.2%, 26% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.7% | 33.4% | 56.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 25.5% | 50.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 10.6% | 15.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More health data for Bhutan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0915 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,531 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2986 % 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 0.0299 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3987 % 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 Bhutan?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Bhutan was 10.6% 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 56.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Bhutan ranks 73rd out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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).