Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in IBRD only
IBRD only: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 22.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in IBRD only, 2003–2022
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
The most recent figure for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in IBRD only is 22.4%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in IBRD only peaked at 61.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2022.
That places IBRD only 22nd out of 39 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 61.2% | — |
| 2004 | 59.7% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 57.2% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 54.6% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 51.4% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 49.8% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 47.3% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 45.4% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 41.6% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 39.6% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 36.6% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 34.5% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 32.3% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 26.4% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 25.4% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 26.4% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 22.4% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.5% | 47.3% | 61.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 25.4% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 22.4% | 26.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More health data for IBRD only
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.5837 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male 50.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 67.3% (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5044 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.5114 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4956 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0468 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in IBRD only?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in IBRD only was 22.4% 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 61.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2022.
- How does IBRD only rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- IBRD only ranks 22nd out of 39 groups with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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).