Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Haiti
Haiti: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 48.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Haiti, 2004–2022
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 Haiti stood at 48.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Haiti peaked at 53.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 45.3%, in 2018.
Haiti ranks 35th of 134 countries on this measure, 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 Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 52.1% | — |
| 2005 | 53.5% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 52.8% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 51.3% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 51.7% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 50.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 49.6% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 45.3% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 46.4% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 49.5% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 48.8% | -1.4% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 48.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.4%, 99% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 48.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.1%, 2.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.8% | 52.1% | 53.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 45.3% | 51.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 48.8% | 49.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More health data for Haiti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.418 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,297 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,902 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 16 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3629 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4861 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, 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 Haiti?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Haiti was 48.8% 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 53.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 2018.
- How does Haiti rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Haiti ranks 35th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti 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).