Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Ecuador
Ecuador: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 22.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Ecuador, 2003–2022
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 22.7% for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in 2022.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Ecuador peaked at 39.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2014.
Ecuador ranks 64th 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 39.0% | — |
| 2004 | 38.9% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 37.2% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 35.7% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 35.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 31.2% | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 29.9% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 23.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 22.8% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 22.1% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 22.5% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | +19.8% |
| 2021 | 23.7% | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 22.7% | -4.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 22.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 2.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 22.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.1%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.4% | 29.9% | 39.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 21.5% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 22.7% | 27.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More health data for Ecuador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,324 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 354 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.67 % 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 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % 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 Ecuador?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Ecuador was 22.7% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2014.
- How does Ecuador rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Ecuador ranks 64th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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).