Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 30.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Low & middle income, 2003–2022
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 30.4% for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Low & middle income peaked at 67.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 2021.
Low & middle income ranks 18th of 39 groups on this measure, 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 67.8% | — |
| 2004 | 66.3% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 63.6% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 61.3% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 58.9% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 57.2% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 55.1% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 53.3% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 48.0% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 45.4% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 43.3% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 41.4% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 39.6% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 38.1% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 36.2% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 33.5% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 35.4% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 30.1% | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.5% | 55.1% | 67.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 33.5% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 30.1% | 35.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 15 Mali 82.5% compare
- 16 Burkina Faso 82.2% compare
- 17 Tajikistan 81.5% compare
- 18 Guinea-Bissau 81.3% compare
- 19 Syria 75.2% compare
- 20 Rwanda 75.0% compare
- 21 Sudan 74.5% compare
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0331 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.9493 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Low & middle income?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Low & middle income was 30.4% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 67.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 2021.
- How does Low & middle income rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Low & middle income ranks 18th out of 39 groups with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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).