Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Sudan
Sudan: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 74.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Sudan, 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 Sudan stood at 74.5%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Sudan peaked at 74.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 52.8%, in 2010.
Sudan ranks 21st of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 66.9% | — |
| 2004 | 65.2% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 59.1% | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 54.9% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 52.8% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 65.7% | +24.4% |
| 2012 | 69.5% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 68.8% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 64.1% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 63.2% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 62.8% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 66.6% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 68.5% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 72.9% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 74.5% | +2.2% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 74.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 83.7%, 89% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 74.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.3%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.5% | 54.9% | 66.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 52.8% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 71.0% | 74.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More health data for Sudan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6701 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 841.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,804 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 22 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0737 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Sudan?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Sudan was 74.5% 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.8% in 2010.
- How does Sudan rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Sudan ranks 21st out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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).