Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Low income
Low income: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 74.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Low income, 2003–2018
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
Low income recorded 74.8% for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in 2018.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Low income peaked at 82.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 2017.
That places Low income 2nd out of 39 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 82.2% | — |
| 2004 | 80.9% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 81.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 81.1% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 80.3% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 76.6% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 75.0% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 74.7% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 73.7% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 73.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 72.7% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 74.8% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.4% | 76.6% | 82.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 72.7% | 75.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 1 Burundi 100.0% compare
- 1 Cote d'Ivoire 100.0% compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of Congo 98.0% compare
- 4 Madagascar 96.1% compare
- 5 Niger 96.0% compare
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0225 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.49 % 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, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0218 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Low income?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Low income was 74.8% in 2018, 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 2017.
- How does Low income rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Low income ranks 2nd out of 39 groups with data for 2018.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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).