Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (%) … people in IDA only
IDA only: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (%) … people was 73.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in IDA only, 2003–2018
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 IDA only is 73.9%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in IDA only peaked at 85.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 2017.
IDA only ranks 3rd of 39 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (%) … people in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 85.4% | — |
| 2004 | 83.4% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 83.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 82.1% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 81.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 78.6% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 77.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 79.8% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 79.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 75.3% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 73.5% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 74.5% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 73.7% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 72.7% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 73.9% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.3% | 78.6% | 85.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 72.7% | 79.9% | 9 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 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
More health data for IDA only
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female 50.3% (2025)
- Population, male 49.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1902 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 4.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in IDA only?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in IDA only was 73.9% 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 IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 2017.
- How does IDA only rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- IDA only ranks 3rd out of 39 groups with data for 2018.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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).