Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Israel

Israel: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 1.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
1.2%
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
101st
of 134 countries
All-time high
2.5%
in 2005
All-time low
0.7%
in 2017
Years of data
20
2003–2022

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Israel, 2003–2022

0.511.522.52003201220222003: 1.9 % of people at risk2004: 2.3 % of people at risk2005: 2.5 % of people at risk2006: 2 % of people at risk2007: 1.7 % of people at risk2008: 1.9 % of people at risk2009: 2.3 % of people at risk2010: 2.3 % of people at risk2011: 1.8 % of people at risk2012: 1.8 % of people at risk2013: 1.3 % of people at risk2014: 1.2 % of people at risk2015: 1.1 % of people at risk2016: 0.9 % of people at risk2017: 0.7 % of people at risk2018: 0.8 % of people at risk2019: 1.6 % of people at risk2020: 1.5 % of people at risk2021: 1.3 % of people at risk2022: 1.2 % of people at risk

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 Israel stood at 1.2%.

That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Israel peaked at 2.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2017.

That places Israel 101st out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Israel, year by year

Annual values for Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Israel, 2003 to 2022.
Year % of people at risk Change
2003 1.9%
2004 2.3% +21.1%
2005 2.5% +8.7%
2006 2.0% -20.0%
2007 1.7% -15.0%
2008 1.9% +11.8%
2009 2.3% +21.1%
2010 2.3% +0.0%
2011 1.8% -21.7%
2012 1.8% +0.0%
2013 1.3% -27.8%
2014 1.2% -7.7%
2015 1.1% -8.3%
2016 0.9% -18.2%
2017 0.7% -22.2%
2018 0.8% +14.3%
2019 1.6% +100.0%
2020 1.5% -6.3%
2021 1.3% -13.3%
2022 1.2% -7.7%

Israel compared with similar countries

  • Israel's 1.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 12.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Israel's 1.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.1%, 5% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.1% 1.7% 2.5% 7
2010s 1.4% 0.7% 2.3% 10
2020s 1.3% 1.2% 1.5% 3

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 98 Estonia 2.5% compare
  2. 99 Albania 1.8% compare
  3. 99 Lebanon 1.8% compare
  4. 102 Belarus 0.9% compare
  5. 103 Kazakhstan 0.7% compare
  6. 103 Portugal 0.7% compare
  7. 103 Romania 0.7% compare

See the full ranking of 173 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Israel?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Israel was 1.2% 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 Israel?
The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2005.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2017.
How does Israel rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Israel ranks 101st out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Israel 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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Indicator
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk)
Unit
% of people at risk
Source
Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
173 places, 3,065 data points, 2003–2022
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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).