Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Mali
Mali: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 82.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Mali, 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 Mali is 82.5%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Mali peaked at 95.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 82.4%, in 2018.
Mali ranks 15th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 95.1% | — |
| 2004 | 94.1% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 93.9% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 91.9% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 91.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 90.6% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 92.6% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 90.2% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 90.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 84.2% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 86.8% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 84.7% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 83.5% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 82.6% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 82.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 82.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 82.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 82.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 82.5% | -0.4% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 82.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 83.7%, 99% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Mali's 82.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.3%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.9% | 90.6% | 95.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 82.4% | 90.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 82.6% | 82.4% | 82.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 12 Nepal 86.6% compare
- 13 Yemen 86.5% compare
- 14 Chad 83.7% compare
- 16 Burkina Faso 82.2% compare
- 17 Tajikistan 81.5% compare
- 18 Guinea-Bissau 81.3% compare
More health data for Mali
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 878 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 24,194 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0853 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Mali?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Mali was 82.5% 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.4% in 2018.
- How does Mali rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Mali ranks 15th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali 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).