Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (%) … people in High income
High income: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (%) … people was 0.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in High income, 2003–2022
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 High income stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.9% on the previous year and down 80.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in High income peaked at 3.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2022.
That places High income 38th out of 39 groups with data for 2022, 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 (%) … people in High income, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3.2% | — |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -19.5% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -22.8% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -20.9% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -41.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -44.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 3.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near High income
More health data for High income
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.0291 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0315 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -0.4101 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per capita 0.0302 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in High income?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in High income was 0.3% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- How does High income rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- High income ranks 38th out of 39 groups with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this High income 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).