Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Uganda
Uganda: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 88.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Uganda, 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 Uganda stood at 88.5%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Uganda peaked at 97.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 88.5%, in 2022.
Uganda ranks 10th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 96.5% | — |
| 2004 | 96.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 97.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 96.9% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 95.5% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 92.5% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 92.1% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 91.2% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 91.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 92.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 90.3% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 91.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 89.6% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 88.8% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 89.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 88.9% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 88.5% | -0.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 88.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 83.7%, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 88.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.3%, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.9% | 92.5% | 97.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 88.8% | 92.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 88.5% | 89.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 7 Sierra Leone 93.4% compare
- 8 Tanzania, United Republic of 91.5% compare
- 9 Central African Republic 89.3% compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 87.2% compare
- 12 Nepal 86.6% compare
- 13 Yemen 86.5% compare
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 Uganda?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Uganda was 88.5% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.5% in 2022.
- How does Uganda rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Uganda ranks 10th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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).