Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Namibia
Namibia: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 26.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Namibia, 2003–2022
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 26.9% for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Namibia peaked at 45.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 2022.
That places Namibia 53rd 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 14 years of available data.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 45.7% | — |
| 2004 | 44.3% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 36.2% | -18.3% |
| 2010 | 37.6% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 36.4% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 33.7% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 33.2% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 28.3% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 30.6% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 28.8% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 26.9% | -6.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 26.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.4%, 54% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 26.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.3%, 38% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.1% | 36.2% | 45.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 28.3% | 37.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 26.9% | 30.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % 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 0.0644 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % 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 Namibia?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Namibia was 26.9% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 2022.
- How does Namibia rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Namibia ranks 53rd out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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).