Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 35.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 35.7%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 54.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 35.7%, in 2022.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 15th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 54.0% | — |
| 2004 | 54.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 50.7% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 48.4% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 46.1% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 45.9% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 45.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 44.2% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 43.1% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 40.2% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 39.7% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 41.8% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 38.8% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 38.2% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 37.1% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 38.3% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 41.0% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 37.3% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 35.7% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.3% | 45.7% | 54.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 37.1% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 35.7% | 41.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 12 Nepal 86.6% compare
- 13 Yemen 86.5% compare
- 14 Chad 83.7% compare
- 15 Mali 82.5% compare
- 16 Burkina Faso 82.2% compare
- 17 Tajikistan 81.5% compare
- 18 Guinea-Bissau 81.3% compare
More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0351 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, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.4849 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 35.7% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 54.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.7% in 2022.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 15th out of 39 groups with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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).