Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Indonesia
Indonesia: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 23.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Indonesia, 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 Indonesia stood at 23.2%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Indonesia peaked at 44.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2019.
Indonesia ranks 62nd 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 Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 44.4% | — |
| 2004 | 43.5% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 42.6% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 41.9% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 41.8% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 39.4% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 37.7% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 37.9% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 38.8% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 36.9% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 35.4% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 33.0% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 31.9% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 25.1% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 23.2% | -0.4% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 23.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 2.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 23.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.6%, 1.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.6% | 37.7% | 44.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 22.6% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 23.2% | 23.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4924 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,286 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,463 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5792 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Indonesia?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Indonesia was 23.2% 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2019.
- How does Indonesia rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Indonesia ranks 62nd out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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).