Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Malaysia
Malaysia: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 7.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Malaysia, 2003–2018
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
In 2018, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Malaysia stood at 7.2%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Malaysia peaked at 26.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2018.
That places Malaysia 81st out of 134 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 26.2% | — |
| 2004 | 25.1% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 22.8% | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 19.7% | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | -17.7% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | -24.3% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | +68.9% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -50.6% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | -5.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 7.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 72% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 7.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.6%, 43% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +68.9% | 10.3% | 17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.7% | 18.1% | 26.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 7.2% | 17.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 78 Seychelles 8.2% compare
- 79 Argentina 7.7% compare
- 80 Dominican Republic 7.5% compare
- 81 Mexico 7.2% compare
- 83 Tonga 7.1% compare
- 84 Marshall Islands 6.6% compare
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 652 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % 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 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % 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 Malaysia?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Malaysia was 7.2% 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2018.
- How does Malaysia rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Malaysia ranks 81st out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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).