Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in World
World: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 25.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in World, 2003–2022
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
The most recent figure for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in World is 25.5%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in World peaked at 54.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 2021.
World ranks 21st of 39 groups 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 World, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 54.7% | — |
| 2004 | 53.4% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 51.4% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 49.3% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 47.8% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 46.1% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 45.3% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 43.1% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 40.3% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 38.9% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 36.9% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 35.3% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 33.6% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 31.2% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 28.7% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 24.9% | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 25.5% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.7% | 45.3% | 54.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 27.1% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 24.9% | 28.7% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in World?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in World was 25.5% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 54.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 2021.
- How does World rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- World ranks 21st out of 39 groups with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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).