Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in OECD members
OECD members: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 2.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in OECD members, 2003–2022
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 OECD members stood at 2.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in OECD members peaked at 3.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2018.
OECD members ranks 33rd of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2.9% | — |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -17.6% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +17.4% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -21.8% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More health data for OECD members
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.5618 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 0.5518 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0336 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate -0.0796 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0334 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate -0.5873 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, 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 OECD members?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in OECD members was 2.1% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2018.
- How does OECD members rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- OECD members ranks 33rd out of 39 groups with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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).