Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 19.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 2003–2022
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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 19.4%.
The figure is up 15.0% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 26.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2020.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 24th out of 39 groups 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 25.8% | — |
| 2004 | 26.3% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 25.7% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 22.6% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 19.4% | +15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.7% | 19.8% | 26.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 16.8% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 16.3% | 19.4% | 3 |
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More health data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0311 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate -0.308 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 19.4% 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2020.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 24th out of 39 groups with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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).