Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) - Country Ranking
Definition: The proportion of population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when surgical care is required. Catastrophic expenditure is defined as direct out of pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care exceeding 10% of total income.
Source: The Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC) at Harvard Medical School (https://www.pgssc.org/)
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
Find indicator:
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 90.60 | 2019 |
| 2 | Latvia | 87.20 | 2020 |
| 3 | Guinea-Bissau | 81.20 | 2020 |
| 4 | Congo | 79.80 | 2020 |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 76.30 | 2007 |
| 6 | Togo | 75.40 | 2020 |
| 7 | Estonia | 75.10 | 2020 |
| 8 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 74.40 | 2020 |
| 9 | Niger | 74.20 | 2020 |
| 10 | Haiti | 72.80 | 2020 |
| 11 | Sudan | 71.10 | 2020 |
| 12 | Chad | 70.70 | 2020 |
| 13 | Côte d'Ivoire | 68.70 | 2007 |
| 14 | Uganda | 64.70 | 2020 |
| 15 | Nepal | 59.70 | 2020 |
| 16 | Madagascar | 57.40 | 2020 |
| 17 | Cameroon | 57.30 | 2020 |
| 18 | Guinea | 55.80 | 2020 |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 55.30 | 2020 |
| 20 | Comoros | 54.10 | 2020 |
| 21 | Pakistan | 53.10 | 2020 |
| 22 | Sierra Leone | 50.40 | 2020 |
| 23 | Benin | 50.20 | 2020 |
| 24 | Tanzania | 50.00 | 2020 |
| 25 | Tajikistan | 49.90 | 2020 |
| 26 | Nigeria | 49.60 | 2020 |
| 27 | Angola | 49.40 | 2020 |
| 28 | Mauritania | 48.20 | 2020 |
| 29 | Honduras | 46.50 | 2020 |
| 30 | Kyrgyz Republic | 46.20 | 2020 |
| 31 | Lao PDR | 45.80 | 2020 |
| 32 | Mali | 43.50 | 2020 |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 40.80 | 2020 |
| 34 | Iraq | 39.50 | 2018 |
| 35 | Senegal | 37.40 | 2020 |
| 36 | Syrian Arab Republic | 37.10 | 2020 |
| 37 | Lithuania | 36.40 | 2020 |
| 38 | Georgia | 35.70 | 2007 |
| 39 | Guatemala | 33.60 | 2020 |
| 40 | Iceland | 33.30 | 2020 |
| 41 | Nicaragua | 33.10 | 2020 |
| 42 | Suriname | 32.00 | 2007 |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 31.20 | 2020 |
| 44 | India | 31.10 | 2020 |
| 45 | Hungary | 30.30 | 2020 |
| 46 | Iran | 30.20 | 2020 |
| 47 | Belize | 28.30 | 2020 |
| 48 | Azerbaijan | 28.10 | 2020 |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 27.40 | 2020 |
| 50 | Guyana | 26.10 | 2007 |
| 51 | Armenia | 25.30 | 2020 |
| 52 | Mongolia | 25.10 | 2007 |
| 53 | Egypt | 24.90 | 2020 |
| 54 | Philippines | 24.80 | 2020 |
| 54 | Lesotho | 24.80 | 2020 |
| 54 | Paraguay | 24.80 | 2020 |
| 57 | Venezuela | 24.40 | 2020 |
| 58 | Morocco | 23.50 | 2020 |
| 59 | Liberia | 23.20 | 2020 |
| 60 | Mozambique | 23.10 | 2020 |
| 60 | Ecuador | 23.10 | 2020 |
| 62 | Russia | 22.10 | 2020 |
| 63 | Malawi | 22.00 | 2020 |
| 64 | Vietnam | 21.70 | 2020 |
| 65 | The Gambia | 21.40 | 2020 |
| 66 | Kenya | 21.10 | 2020 |
| 67 | Chile | 16.60 | 2020 |
| 67 | Ghana | 16.60 | 2020 |
| 69 | Cabo Verde | 16.30 | 2020 |
| 70 | Panama | 16.20 | 2020 |
| 71 | Jordan | 15.90 | 2020 |
| 72 | Brazil | 15.40 | 2020 |
| 73 | South Africa | 15.00 | 2020 |
| 74 | Dominican Republic | 13.60 | 2020 |
| 75 | Namibia | 12.70 | 2020 |
| 76 | Gabon | 11.80 | 2020 |
| 77 | El Salvador | 11.30 | 2020 |
| 78 | Mexico | 10.70 | 2020 |
| 79 | Mauritius | 10.50 | 2020 |
| 80 | Malaysia | 10.40 | 2020 |
| 81 | Algeria | 9.70 | 2020 |
| 82 | Jamaica | 9.60 | 2020 |
| 83 | Bulgaria | 9.40 | 2020 |
| 84 | Indonesia | 8.70 | 2020 |
| 85 | Peru | 8.60 | 2020 |
| 86 | Rwanda | 8.30 | 2020 |
| 87 | Serbia | 8.20 | 2020 |
| 88 | Colombia | 8.10 | 2020 |
| 88 | Cyprus | 8.10 | 2020 |
| 90 | Bolivia | 7.90 | 2020 |
| 91 | China | 7.80 | 2020 |
| 92 | Solomon Islands | 7.70 | 2007 |
| 93 | Costa Rica | 7.50 | 2020 |
| 93 | Ukraine | 7.50 | 2020 |
| 95 | Turkmenistan | 7.20 | 2020 |
| 96 | Moldova | 6.80 | 2020 |
| 97 | Tunisia | 6.00 | 2020 |
| 98 | Greece | 5.70 | 2020 |
| 99 | Portugal | 5.00 | 2020 |
| 99 | Seychelles | 5.00 | 2020 |
| 101 | Timor-Leste | 4.90 | 2020 |
| 102 | Papua New Guinea | 3.80 | 2020 |
| 103 | Malta | 3.50 | 2020 |
| 104 | Belarus | 3.10 | 2020 |
| 105 | Switzerland | 2.90 | 2020 |
| 105 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.90 | 2020 |
| 105 | Vanuatu | 2.90 | 2020 |
| 108 | Uruguay | 2.80 | 2020 |
| 108 | United Arab Emirates | 2.80 | 2020 |
| 110 | Bhutan | 2.50 | 2020 |
| 111 | Tonga | 2.30 | 2007 |
| 112 | Argentina | 2.20 | 2020 |
| 113 | Botswana | 1.70 | 2020 |
| 114 | Italy | 1.50 | 2020 |
| 114 | Luxembourg | 1.50 | 2020 |
| 116 | Spain | 1.20 | 2020 |
| 117 | Kazakhstan | 1.10 | 2020 |
| 117 | Croatia | 1.10 | 2020 |
| 119 | Turkey | 1.00 | 2020 |
| 120 | Lebanon | 0.90 | 2020 |
| 121 | Thailand | 0.70 | 2020 |
| 121 | Ireland | 0.70 | 2020 |
| 123 | United States | 0.60 | 2020 |
| 124 | Slovenia | 0.50 | 2020 |
| 125 | Australia | 0.40 | 2020 |
| 125 | Japan | 0.40 | 2020 |
| 125 | Romania | 0.40 | 2020 |
| 128 | Canada | 0.30 | 2020 |
| 129 | Korea | 0.20 | 2020 |
| 129 | Austria | 0.20 | 2020 |
| 131 | Czech Republic | 0.10 | 2020 |
| 131 | Sweden | 0.10 | 2020 |
| 131 | Poland | 0.10 | 2020 |
| 131 | Netherlands | 0.10 | 2020 |
| 131 | Norway | 0.10 | 2020 |
| 131 | United Kingdom | 0.10 | 2020 |
| 131 | Germany | 0.10 | 2020 |
| 131 | Denmark | 0.10 | 2020 |
| 131 | Finland | 0.10 | 2020 |
| 140 | Belgium | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 140 | Slovak Republic | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 140 | Kiribati | 0.00 | 2007 |
| 140 | France | 0.00 | 2020 |
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Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
