Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Romania
Romania: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 0.7% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Romania, 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 Romania is 0.7%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 73.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Romania peaked at 6.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2022.
That places Romania 103rd out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 6.5% | — |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -27.6% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +35.7% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -38.6% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -31.4% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -31.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -27.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 7.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 2.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 2.4% | 6.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 0.8% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More health data for Romania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0845 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,419 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 113 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.62 % 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 0.0235 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.52 % 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 Romania?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Romania was 0.7% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2022.
- How does Romania rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Romania ranks 103rd out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania 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).