Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 2.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
2.9%
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
95th
of 134 countries
All-time high
9.1%
in 2004
All-time low
2.9%
in 2022
Years of data
20
2003–2022

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2003–2022

2468102003201220222003: 5.9 % of people at risk2004: 9.1 % of people at risk2005: 5 % of people at risk2006: 4.4 % of people at risk2007: 6.2 % of people at risk2008: 5.3 % of people at risk2009: 5.2 % of people at risk2010: 5.5 % of people at risk2011: 4.7 % of people at risk2012: 4.5 % of people at risk2013: 4.4 % of people at risk2014: 4.1 % of people at risk2015: 4.4 % of people at risk2016: 4.1 % of people at risk2017: 3.9 % of people at risk2018: 3.6 % of people at risk2019: 3.3 % of people at risk2020: 3.5 % of people at risk2021: 3.1 % of people at risk2022: 2.9 % of people at risk

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 Bosnia and Herzegovina is 2.9%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 9.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2022.

That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 95th 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 20 years of available data.

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year

Annual values for Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2003 to 2022.
Year % of people at risk Change
2003 5.9%
2004 9.1% +54.2%
2005 5.0% -45.1%
2006 4.4% -12.0%
2007 6.2% +40.9%
2008 5.3% -14.5%
2009 5.2% -1.9%
2010 5.5% +5.8%
2011 4.7% -14.5%
2012 4.5% -4.3%
2013 4.4% -2.2%
2014 4.1% -6.8%
2015 4.4% +7.3%
2016 4.1% -6.8%
2017 3.9% -4.9%
2018 3.6% -7.7%
2019 3.3% -8.3%
2020 3.5% +6.1%
2021 3.1% -11.4%
2022 2.9% -6.5%

Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's 2.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 29% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's 2.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 8.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.

YearChange FromTo
2004 +54.2% 5.9% 9.1%
2007 +40.9% 4.4% 6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.9% 4.4% 9.1% 7
2010s 4.2% 3.3% 5.5% 10
2020s 3.2% 2.9% 3.5% 3

Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina

  1. 92 Armenia 3.3% compare
  2. 93 Georgia 3.1% compare
  3. 93 Serbia 3.1% compare
  4. 96 Lithuania 2.8% compare
  5. 97 Montenegro 2.7% compare
  6. 98 Estonia 2.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 2.9% 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2004.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2022.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 95th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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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Indicator
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk)
Unit
% of people at risk
Source
Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
173 places, 3,065 data points, 2003–2022
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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).