Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 27.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia stood at 27.7%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Ethiopia peaked at 78.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 2022.
That places Ethiopia 52nd out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 78.2% | — |
| 2004 | 75.8% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 70.3% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 70.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 69.0% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 65.3% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 61.2% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 51.4% | -16.0% |
| 2014 | 49.1% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 45.1% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 44.5% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 41.4% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29.1% | -29.7% |
| 2022 | 27.7% | -4.8% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 27.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 83.7%, 33% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 27.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.3%, 39% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -29.7% | 41.4% | 29.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.5% | 65.3% | 78.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 41.4% | 61.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 27.7% | 29.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More health data for Ethiopia
- 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 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Ethiopia?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Ethiopia was 27.7% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 2022.
- How does Ethiopia rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Ethiopia ranks 52nd out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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).