Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 34.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 2003–2022
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 34.6% for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 52.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 2022.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 17th 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, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 52.6% | — |
| 2004 | 52.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 49.4% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 47.2% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 44.9% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 44.7% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 44.4% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 43.6% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 42.4% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 40.5% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 39.1% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 39.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 41.2% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 37.7% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 36.0% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 37.1% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 34.6% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.0% | 44.4% | 52.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 36.0% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 34.6% | 39.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 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
- 19 Syria 75.2% compare
- 20 Rwanda 75.0% compare
More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0387 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0337 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0344 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 34.6% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 52.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 2022.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 17th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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).