Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Pakistan
Pakistan: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 39.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan is 39.9%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Pakistan peaked at 73.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 39.9%, in 2022.
Pakistan ranks 41st of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 73.7% | — |
| 2004 | 72.4% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 69.2% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 63.7% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 63.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 64.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 65.0% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 63.4% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 61.9% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 60.7% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 57.2% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 51.9% | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 49.9% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 44.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 46.8% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 42.5% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 39.9% | -6.1% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 39.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.4%, 81% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 39.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.1%, 1.7× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.4% | 63.7% | 73.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 55.6% | 43.7% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 39.9% | 46.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % 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 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % 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 Pakistan?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Pakistan was 39.9% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 73.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.9% in 2022.
- How does Pakistan rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Pakistan ranks 41st out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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).