Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Montenegro

Montenegro: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 2.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
2.7%
Change on year
down 15.6%
World rank
97th
of 134 countries
All-time high
8.1%
in 2012
All-time low
2.7%
in 2022
Years of data
18
2003–2022

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Montenegro, 2003–2022

24682003201220222003: 6.3 % of people at risk2004: 6.1 % of people at risk2005: 6.5 % of people at risk2006: 6.9 % of people at risk2007: 7.3 % of people at risk2008: 6.3 % of people at risk2009: 7.9 % of people at risk2010: 7.7 % of people at risk2011: 7.8 % of people at risk2012: 8.1 % of people at risk2013: 6.4 % of people at risk2014: 6 % of people at risk2015: 5.8 % of people at risk2016: 5.1 % of people at risk2017: 3.8 % of people at risk2018: 3.4 % of people at risk2019: 3.2 % of people at risk2022: 2.7 % of people at risk

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 Montenegro stood at 2.7%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is down 15.6% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Montenegro peaked at 8.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2022.

That places Montenegro 97th 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 18 years of available data.

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Montenegro, year by year

Annual values for Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Montenegro, 2003 to 2022.
Year % of people at risk Change
2003 6.3%
2004 6.1% -3.2%
2005 6.5% +6.6%
2006 6.9% +6.2%
2007 7.3% +5.8%
2008 6.3% -13.7%
2009 7.9% +25.4%
2010 7.7% -2.5%
2011 7.8% +1.3%
2012 8.1% +3.8%
2013 6.4% -21.0%
2014 6.0% -6.3%
2015 5.8% -3.3%
2016 5.1% -12.1%
2017 3.8% -25.5%
2018 3.4% -10.5%
2019 3.2% -5.9%
2022 2.7% -15.6%

Montenegro compared with similar countries

  • Montenegro's 2.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 27% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Montenegro's 2.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 7.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.8% 6.1% 7.9% 7
2010s 5.7% 3.2% 8.1% 10
2020s 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% 1

Countries ranked near Montenegro

  1. 95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.9% compare
  2. 96 Lithuania 2.8% compare
  3. 98 Estonia 2.5% compare
  4. 99 Albania 1.8% compare
  5. 99 Lebanon 1.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Montenegro?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Montenegro was 2.7% 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 Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2012.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2022.
How does Montenegro rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Montenegro ranks 97th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Montenegro 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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Indicator
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk)
Unit
% of people at risk
Source
Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
173 places, 3,065 data points, 2003–2022
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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).