Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Nepal
Nepal: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 86.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Nepal, 2003–2022
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
The most recent figure for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Nepal is 86.6%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Nepal peaked at 97.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 86.6%, in 2022.
That places Nepal 12th out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 96.5% | — |
| 2004 | 96.2% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 95.2% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 95.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 94.1% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 95.2% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 94.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 93.3% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 91.3% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 90.6% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 88.6% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 86.6% | -2.3% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 86.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.4%, 1.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 86.6% is above the median for South Asia, which is 40.2%, 2.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.5% | 94.1% | 96.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 91.3% | 97.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 86.6% | 90.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 955 deaths (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Nepal?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Nepal was 86.6% 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.6% in 2022.
- How does Nepal rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Nepal ranks 12th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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).