Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Croatia
Croatia: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 0.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Croatia, 2003–2022
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 0.1% for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 88.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Croatia peaked at 1.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2022.
That places Croatia 114th out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.1% | — |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -63.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +28.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -22.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +28.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 29% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 114 Australia 0.1% compare
- 114 Japan 0.1% compare
- 114 South Korea 0.1% compare
- 114 United Arab Emirates 0.1% compare
More health data for Croatia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0851 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,529 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 -0.7791 % 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 0.0206 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7449 % 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 Croatia?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Croatia was 0.1% 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- How does Croatia rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Croatia ranks 114th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia 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).