Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Korea
Korea: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 0.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Korea, 2006–2022
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 Korea is 0.1%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Korea peaked at 0.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2009.
Korea ranks 114th of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Korea, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.2% | — |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Korea's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.6%, 1% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More health data for Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1935 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,072 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 69 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.66 % 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 0.0118 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.76 % 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 Korea?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Korea was 0.1% 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2009.
- How does Korea rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Korea ranks 114th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea 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).