Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Togo
Togo: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 73.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Togo, 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 Togo stood at 73.0%.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Togo peaked at 83.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 71.8%, in 2021.
Togo ranks 23rd of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 80.9% | — |
| 2006 | 83.8% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 83.2% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 82.9% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 81.4% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 81.1% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 79.1% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 78.9% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 78.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 76.9% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 76.4% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 75.9% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 75.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 74.7% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 74.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 71.8% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | +1.7% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 73.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.4%, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Togo's 73.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.3%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.4% | 80.9% | 83.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 74.7% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 71.8% | 74.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More health data for Togo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7948 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 875 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,021 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.86 % 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 0.0681 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.37 % 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 Togo?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Togo was 73.0% 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.8% in 2021.
- How does Togo rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Togo ranks 23rd out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo 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).