Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Colombia
Colombia: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 25.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Colombia, 2003–2022
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 25.1% for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in 2022.
The figure is up 41.0% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Colombia peaked at 33.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2017.
That places Colombia 59th 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 29.0% | — |
| 2004 | 30.9% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 28.6% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 32.6% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 27.1% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 21.9% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | +19.3% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | -20.2% |
| 2022 | 25.1% | +41.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 25.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 2.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 25.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.1%, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.0% | 27.1% | 33.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 17.5% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 17.8% | 25.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Colombia?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Colombia was 25.1% 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2017.
- How does Colombia rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Colombia ranks 59th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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).