Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 81.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Guinea-Bissau, 2003–2022
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 81.3% for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in 2022.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 90.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 79.7%, in 2017.
That places Guinea-Bissau 18th out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 88.2% | — |
| 2004 | 90.9% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 89.5% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 86.2% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 85.2% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 86.5% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 86.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 81.8% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 88.2% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 85.3% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 85.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 87.3% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 85.7% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 83.4% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 79.7% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 89.9% | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 84.7% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 86.4% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 82.2% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 81.3% | -1.1% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 81.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 83.7%, 97% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 81.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.3%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.6% | 85.2% | 90.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 79.7% | 89.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 81.3% | 86.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- 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 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.899 % 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 0.0664 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.8987 % 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Guinea-Bissau was 81.3% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.7% in 2017.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 18th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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).