Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in South Asia
South Asia: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 43.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in South Asia, 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 South Asia stood at 43.7%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in South Asia peaked at 89.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 43.7%, in 2022.
That places South Asia 10th out of 39 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 89.2% | — |
| 2004 | 87.5% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 86.2% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 84.6% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 83.2% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 81.7% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 78.8% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 77.3% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 73.5% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 71.5% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 68.8% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 65.2% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 62.3% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 58.7% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 55.9% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 52.3% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 49.8% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 52.6% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 47.3% | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 43.7% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.5% | 78.8% | 89.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 49.8% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 43.7% | 52.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 7 Sierra Leone 93.4% compare
- 8 Tanzania 91.5% compare
- 9 Central African Republic 89.3% compare
- 10 Uganda 88.5% compare
- 11 East Timor 87.2% compare
- 12 Nepal 86.6% compare
- 13 Yemen 86.5% compare
More health data for South Asia
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate 0.1112 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0146 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.043 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate 2.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in South Asia?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in South Asia was 43.7% 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7% in 2022.
- How does South Asia rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- South Asia ranks 10th out of 39 groups with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia 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).