Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Thailand
Thailand: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 8.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Thailand, 2003–2022
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 8.3% for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and down 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Thailand peaked at 29.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2022.
Thailand ranks 76th 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 29.6% | — |
| 2004 | 28.6% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 26.7% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 21.2% | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 20.8% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | -18.6% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -10.8% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 8.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 83% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 8.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.6%, 50% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.6% | 20.8% | 29.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 9.2% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.3% | 9.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More health data for Thailand
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0316 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 677 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.01 % 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 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.97 % 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 Thailand?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Thailand was 8.3% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2022.
- How does Thailand rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Thailand ranks 76th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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).