Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 2.2% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Europe & Central Asia, 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 stood at 2.2%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 9.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2020.
That places Europe & Central Asia 32nd 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, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 9.5% | — |
| 2004 | 8.5% | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -22.4% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +40.7% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -51.9% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -9.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Europe & Central Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +40.7% | 5.9% | 8.3% |
| 2008 | -51.9% | 8.3% | 4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 4.0% | 9.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
More health data for Europe & Central Asia
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 0.9265 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0299 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0346 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate 0.6344 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0352 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Europe & Central Asia?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Europe & Central Asia was 2.2% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2020.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 32nd out of 39 groups with data for 2020.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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).