Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in India
India: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 40.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in India, 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 India is 40.2%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in India peaked at 88.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 40.2%, in 2022.
India ranks 40th of 134 countries 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 India, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 88.5% | — |
| 2004 | 86.8% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 85.4% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 83.9% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 82.2% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 80.6% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 77.4% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 75.6% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 71.4% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 69.2% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 66.4% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 63.1% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 59.4% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 55.4% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 52.4% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 48.4% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 46.3% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 49.6% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 43.9% | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 40.2% | -8.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 40.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.4%, 81% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- India's 40.2% is above the median for South Asia, which is 40.2%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.5% | 77.4% | 88.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 60.8% | 46.3% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.6% | 40.2% | 49.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
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Frequently asked questions
- What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in India?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in India was 40.2% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2% in 2022.
- How does India rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- India ranks 40th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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).