Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 36.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Early-demographic dividend, 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 Early-demographic dividend stood at 36.4%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 70.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 36.4%, in 2022.
That places Early-demographic dividend 14th out of 39 groups 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 Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 70.7% | — |
| 2004 | 69.7% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 67.6% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 65.5% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 65.1% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 63.1% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 60.8% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 59.6% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 57.1% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 55.6% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 53.4% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 49.6% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 46.7% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 44.9% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 42.1% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 40.8% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 43.2% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 38.8% | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 36.4% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.0% | 60.8% | 70.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 40.8% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.5% | 36.4% | 43.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 11 East Timor 87.2% compare
- 12 Nepal 86.6% compare
- 13 Yemen 86.5% compare
- 14 Chad 83.7% compare
- 15 Mali 82.5% compare
- 16 Burkina Faso 82.2% compare
- 17 Tajikistan 81.5% compare
More health data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0285 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0442 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0342 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Early-demographic dividend was 36.4% 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 70.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4% in 2022.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 14th out of 39 groups with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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).