Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Laos
Laos: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 26.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Laos, 2003–2022
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 Laos is 26.0%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 21.5% on the previous year and down 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Laos peaked at 95.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2022.
That places Laos 56th out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Laos, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 95.3% | — |
| 2004 | 92.0% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 87.9% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 85.8% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 79.0% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 76.6% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 70.8% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 71.7% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 64.3% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 62.9% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 60.6% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 58.2% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 56.4% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 54.9% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 55.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 53.1% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 41.6% | -21.7% |
| 2021 | 33.1% | -20.4% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | -21.5% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 26.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.4%, 53% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Laos's 26.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.6%, 1.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.1% | 76.6% | 95.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 60.8% | 53.1% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 26.0% | 41.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More health data for Laos
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5667 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,260 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 317 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0489 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Laos?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Laos was 26.0% 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2022.
- How does Laos rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Laos ranks 56th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos 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).