Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 5.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 5.0%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 21.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2020.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 31st out of 39 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 21.2% | — |
| 2004 | 19.1% | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | -21.6% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | +35.4% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | -50.1% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -9.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -50.1% | 17.9% | 8.9% |
| 2007 | +35.4% | 13.2% | 17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.2% | 8.9% | 21.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 5.6% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More health data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0402 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.0639 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.1882 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.035 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 5.0% 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2020.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st out of 39 groups with data for 2020.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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).