Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Iraq
Iraq: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 20.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Iraq, 2003–2018
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 20.7% for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in 2018.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Iraq peaked at 41.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2012.
Iraq ranks 67th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 41.9% | — |
| 2004 | 38.5% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 38.2% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 32.7% | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 31.7% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | -39.1% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | -2.8% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 20.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 2.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 20.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.1%, 86% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.5% | 31.7% | 41.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 19.3% | 23.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.988 % 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 0.0587 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9818 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 Iraq?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Iraq was 20.7% 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2012.
- How does Iraq rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Iraq ranks 67th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq 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).