Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 7.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Dominican Republic, 2003–2022
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
In 2022, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Dominican Republic stood at 7.5%.
That represents a change of up 44.2% on the previous year and down 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Dominican Republic peaked at 31.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2021.
Dominican Republic ranks 80th of 134 countries on this measure, 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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 30.2% | — |
| 2004 | 31.2% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 28.6% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 28.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | -22.0% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | -26.2% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | -29.1% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -21.6% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +44.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 7.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 75% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 7.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.1%, 36% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.0% | 20.4% | 31.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 7.6% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 5.2% | 7.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More health data for Dominican Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5233 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 598 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % 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 0.0418 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.09 % 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 Dominican Republic?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Dominican Republic was 7.5% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2021.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Dominican Republic ranks 80th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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).