Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 30.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in IDA & IBRD total, 2003–2022
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 30.2% for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 65.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 2021.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 19th of 39 groups on this measure, 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 65.1% | — |
| 2004 | 63.6% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 61.1% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 58.8% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 56.5% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 54.9% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 52.9% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 51.2% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 46.2% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 43.7% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 41.6% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 39.8% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 38.1% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 36.7% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 34.9% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 32.2% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 34.0% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 29.7% | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 30.2% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.0% | 52.9% | 65.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 32.2% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 29.7% | 34.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 16 Burkina Faso 82.2% compare
- 17 Tajikistan 81.5% compare
- 18 Guinea-Bissau 81.3% compare
- 19 Syria 75.2% compare
- 20 Rwanda 75.0% compare
- 21 Sudan 74.5% compare
- 22 Gambia 73.6% compare
More health data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0326 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0375 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in IDA & IBRD total?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in IDA & IBRD total was 30.2% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 65.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 2021.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 19th out of 39 groups with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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).