Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Paraguay
Paraguay: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 21.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Paraguay, 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 Paraguay is 21.1%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 14.7% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Paraguay peaked at 44.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2021.
Paraguay ranks 65th 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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 44.2% | — |
| 2004 | 40.2% | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 38.2% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 39.8% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 39.1% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 35.7% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 33.6% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 33.3% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 33.9% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 27.7% | -18.3% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 29.4% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 25.0% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 21.9% | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 21.1% | +14.7% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 21.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 2.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 21.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.1%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.7% | 33.6% | 44.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 21.3% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 18.4% | 21.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More health data for Paraguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2374 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,098 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 339 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5252 % 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 0.0469 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5185 % 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 Paraguay?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Paraguay was 21.1% 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2021.
- How does Paraguay rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Paraguay ranks 65th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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).