Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Estonia
Estonia: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 2.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Estonia, 2003–2020
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
In 2020, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Estonia stood at 2.5%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Estonia peaked at 16.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2020.
Estonia ranks 98th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 16.1% | — |
| 2004 | 11.0% | -31.7% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -17.3% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -46.2% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +28.9% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +24.1% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | +26.2% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -27.8% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -28.1% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -16.7% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 2.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 25.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 2.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 7.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 4.3% | 16.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 3.0% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Estonia?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Estonia was 2.5% in 2020, 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2020.
- How does Estonia rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Estonia ranks 98th out of 134 countries with data for 2020.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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).