Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Venezuela
Venezuela: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 15.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Venezuela, 2003–2022
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 15.2% for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Venezuela peaked at 22.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2013.
Venezuela ranks 68th 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 Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 22.1% | — |
| 2004 | 22.4% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 22.3% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 14.6% | -34.5% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | +4.1% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 15.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.4%, 31% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 15.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.1%, 72% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Venezuela changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -34.5% | 22.3% | 14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.0% | 12.2% | 22.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 11.5% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 14.2% | 15.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More health data for Venezuela
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,244 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 888 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4153 % 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 0.0356 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4549 % 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 Venezuela?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Venezuela was 15.2% 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2013.
- How does Venezuela rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Venezuela ranks 68th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela 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).