Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Mongolia
Mongolia: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 26.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Mongolia, 2007–2022
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 Mongolia stood at 26.6%.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Mongolia peaked at 61.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 2020.
That places Mongolia 54th out of 134 countries with data for 2022, 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 61.2% | — |
| 2008 | 59.6% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 59.3% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 59.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 52.3% | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 45.9% | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 39.5% | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 35.1% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 31.9% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 24.9% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | +17.7% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | -9.2% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 26.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 2.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 26.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.6%, 1.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.0% | 59.3% | 61.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 25.9% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 24.9% | 29.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 51 Cape Verde 28.0% compare
- 52 Ethiopia 27.7% compare
- 53 Namibia 26.9% compare
- 55 Vanuatu 26.1% compare
- 56 Lao People's Democratic Republic 26.0% compare
- 57 Philippines 25.9% compare
More health data for Mongolia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6056 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 847.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 63 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.44 % 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 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.5 % 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 Mongolia?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Mongolia was 26.6% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 2020.
- How does Mongolia rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Mongolia ranks 54th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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).