Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Kiribati
Kiribati: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 34.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Kiribati, 2007–2022
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 Kiribati stood at 34.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Kiribati peaked at 45.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 2017.
Kiribati ranks 45th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 38.5% | — |
| 2008 | 39.4% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 45.1% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 42.8% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 42.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 41.9% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 40.5% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | -36.0% |
| 2016 | 24.0% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 27.4% | +20.7% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 32.4% | +36.7% |
| 2022 | 34.0% | +4.9% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 34.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.4%, 69% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 34.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.6%, 2.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.4% | 38.5% | 43.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 22.7% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 23.7% | 34.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More health data for Kiribati
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7209 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,076 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 34 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3672 % 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 0.0576 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3464 % 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 Kiribati?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Kiribati was 34.0% 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 2017.
- How does Kiribati rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Kiribati ranks 45th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati 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).