Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in East Timor
East Timor: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 87.2% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in East Timor, 2003–2014
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 87.2% for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in 2014.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in East Timor peaked at 94.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 78.0%, in 2003.
That places East Timor 11th out of 134 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 78.0% | — |
| 2004 | 81.7% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 81.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 82.6% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 92.7% | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 94.7% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 91.2% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 90.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 91.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 91.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 89.3% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 87.2% | -2.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 87.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.4%, 1.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 87.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.6%, 5.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.1% | 78.0% | 94.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 89.9% | 87.2% | 91.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More health data for East Timor
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 162 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % 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 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.04 % 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 East Timor?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in East Timor was 87.2% in 2014, 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 94.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 2003.
- How does East Timor rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- East Timor ranks 11th out of 134 countries with data for 2014.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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).