Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 71.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 2003–2018
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
In 2018, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 71.9%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 85.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 71.8%, in 2017.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 4th out of 39 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 85.0% | — |
| 2004 | 83.0% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 82.5% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 82.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 81.9% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 78.9% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 77.9% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 81.0% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 76.1% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 73.9% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 73.6% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 72.8% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 71.8% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 71.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.3% | 78.9% | 85.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 71.8% | 81.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 1 Burundi 100.0% compare
- 1 Cote d'Ivoire 100.0% compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of Congo 98.0% compare
- 4 Madagascar 96.1% compare
- 5 Niger 96.0% compare
- 6 Papua New Guinea 95.8% compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 93.4% compare
More health data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0179 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 0.0606 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0187 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 2.11 % 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 0.023 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 71.9% in 2018, 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.8% in 2017.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 4th out of 39 groups with data for 2018.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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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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).