Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Croatia

Croatia: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 0.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.1%
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
114th
of 134 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 2003
All-time low
0.1%
in 2022
Years of data
20
2003–2022

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Croatia, 2003–2022

00.20.40.60.811.22003201220222003: 1.1 % of people at risk2004: 0.4 % of people at risk2005: 0.8 % of people at risk2006: 0.7 % of people at risk2007: 0.6 % of people at risk2008: 0.7 % of people at risk2009: 0.9 % of people at risk2010: 0.9 % of people at risk2011: 0.8 % of people at risk2012: 0.9 % of people at risk2013: 0.7 % of people at risk2014: 0.9 % of people at risk2015: 0.6 % of people at risk2016: 0.5 % of people at risk2017: 0.4 % of people at risk2018: 0.3 % of people at risk2019: 0.2 % of people at risk2020: 0.3 % of people at risk2021: 0.2 % of people at risk2022: 0.1 % of people at risk

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

Annual values for Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Croatia, 2003 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 114 Australia 0.1% compare
  2. 114 Japan 0.1% compare
  3. 114 South Korea 0.1% compare
  4. 114 United Arab Emirates 0.1% compare

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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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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).