Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) - Country Ranking
Definition: 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 $1.25 PPP/day).
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 | 98.20 | 2019 |
| 2 | Kiribati | 89.30 | 2007 |
| 3 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 84.40 | 2020 |
| 4 | Madagascar | 80.10 | 2020 |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 75.00 | 2007 |
| 6 | Haiti | 73.80 | 2020 |
| 7 | Tanzania | 73.60 | 2020 |
| 8 | Niger | 72.00 | 2020 |
| 9 | Togo | 68.90 | 2020 |
| 10 | Uganda | 68.70 | 2020 |
| 11 | Malawi | 67.40 | 2020 |
| 12 | Congo | 66.70 | 2020 |
| 13 | Mozambique | 65.60 | 2020 |
| 14 | Guinea-Bissau | 61.40 | 2020 |
| 15 | Chad | 60.40 | 2020 |
| 16 | Nepal | 60.30 | 2020 |
| 17 | Rwanda | 54.90 | 2020 |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 54.20 | 2020 |
| 19 | Mali | 53.10 | 2020 |
| 20 | Timor-Leste | 49.10 | 2020 |
| 21 | Solomon Islands | 48.80 | 2007 |
| 22 | Côte d'Ivoire | 48.20 | 2007 |
| 23 | Sierra Leone | 47.90 | 2020 |
| 24 | Sudan | 46.40 | 2020 |
| 25 | Guinea | 46.10 | 2020 |
| 26 | Benin | 46.00 | 2020 |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 43.80 | 2020 |
| 28 | Cameroon | 39.30 | 2020 |
| 29 | Angola | 39.00 | 2020 |
| 30 | Tajikistan | 38.90 | 2020 |
| 31 | Lesotho | 38.60 | 2020 |
| 32 | Kenya | 36.40 | 2020 |
| 33 | Mongolia | 35.60 | 2007 |
| 34 | Comoros | 34.20 | 2020 |
| 35 | Kyrgyz Republic | 33.40 | 2020 |
| 36 | Nicaragua | 32.10 | 2020 |
| 36 | Honduras | 32.10 | 2020 |
| 38 | The Gambia | 31.50 | 2020 |
| 39 | Pakistan | 31.40 | 2020 |
| 40 | Suriname | 30.70 | 2007 |
| 41 | Nigeria | 30.60 | 2020 |
| 42 | Mauritania | 30.00 | 2020 |
| 43 | Lao PDR | 29.00 | 2020 |
| 44 | Senegal | 27.70 | 2020 |
| 45 | South Africa | 27.50 | 2020 |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 24.90 | 2020 |
| 47 | India | 24.10 | 2020 |
| 48 | Belize | 23.20 | 2020 |
| 49 | Namibia | 21.60 | 2020 |
| 50 | Vietnam | 19.10 | 2020 |
| 51 | Liberia | 18.50 | 2020 |
| 52 | Ghana | 18.10 | 2020 |
| 53 | Guyana | 18.00 | 2007 |
| 54 | Guatemala | 17.70 | 2020 |
| 55 | Philippines | 17.00 | 2020 |
| 56 | Papua New Guinea | 16.50 | 2020 |
| 57 | Iran | 15.80 | 2020 |
| 58 | Paraguay | 15.50 | 2020 |
| 59 | Ecuador | 15.10 | 2020 |
| 60 | Sri Lanka | 14.80 | 2020 |
| 61 | Syrian Arab Republic | 14.00 | 2020 |
| 62 | Brazil | 13.40 | 2020 |
| 63 | Vanuatu | 13.30 | 2020 |
| 64 | Morocco | 12.80 | 2020 |
| 65 | Iraq | 12.60 | 2018 |
| 66 | Georgia | 12.40 | 2007 |
| 67 | Venezuela | 11.50 | 2020 |
| 68 | Colombia | 11.40 | 2020 |
| 69 | Bolivia | 11.10 | 2020 |
| 70 | Cabo Verde | 11.00 | 2020 |
| 71 | Indonesia | 10.50 | 2020 |
| 72 | Jamaica | 10.40 | 2020 |
| 73 | Latvia | 10.20 | 2020 |
| 74 | Egypt | 9.70 | 2020 |
| 74 | Panama | 9.70 | 2020 |
| 76 | Chile | 8.50 | 2020 |
| 77 | Peru | 7.60 | 2020 |
| 78 | Jordan | 7.40 | 2020 |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 7.30 | 2020 |
| 80 | El Salvador | 7.10 | 2020 |
| 81 | Gabon | 6.90 | 2020 |
| 82 | Bhutan | 6.70 | 2020 |
| 83 | Botswana | 6.50 | 2020 |
| 84 | Azerbaijan | 6.30 | 2020 |
| 85 | China | 6.10 | 2020 |
| 86 | Algeria | 5.80 | 2020 |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | 5.80 | 2020 |
| 88 | Tonga | 5.20 | 2007 |
| 88 | Mexico | 5.20 | 2020 |
| 90 | Argentina | 4.30 | 2020 |
| 91 | Thailand | 4.00 | 2020 |
| 92 | Turkmenistan | 3.50 | 2020 |
| 92 | Armenia | 3.50 | 2020 |
| 94 | Bulgaria | 3.20 | 2020 |
| 94 | Malaysia | 3.20 | 2020 |
| 96 | Russia | 2.90 | 2020 |
| 97 | Lithuania | 2.70 | 2020 |
| 98 | Seychelles | 2.60 | 2020 |
| 98 | Estonia | 2.60 | 2020 |
| 100 | Serbia | 1.90 | 2020 |
| 101 | Turkey | 1.80 | 2020 |
| 102 | Uruguay | 1.70 | 2020 |
| 102 | Mauritius | 1.70 | 2020 |
| 104 | Moldova | 1.50 | 2020 |
| 105 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.20 | 2020 |
| 106 | Ukraine | 0.80 | 2020 |
| 106 | Tunisia | 0.80 | 2020 |
| 108 | Hungary | 0.70 | 2020 |
| 109 | Romania | 0.40 | 2020 |
| 110 | United States | 0.20 | 2020 |
| 110 | Greece | 0.20 | 2020 |
| 110 | Portugal | 0.20 | 2020 |
| 113 | Croatia | 0.10 | 2020 |
| 113 | Cyprus | 0.10 | 2020 |
| 113 | Belarus | 0.10 | 2020 |
| 113 | United Arab Emirates | 0.10 | 2020 |
| 113 | Iceland | 0.10 | 2020 |
| 113 | Italy | 0.10 | 2020 |
| 113 | Spain | 0.10 | 2020 |
| 113 | Kazakhstan | 0.10 | 2020 |
| 113 | Lebanon | 0.10 | 2020 |
| 122 | Japan | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 122 | Luxembourg | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 122 | Sweden | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 122 | Poland | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 122 | France | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 122 | Czech Republic | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 122 | Ireland | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 122 | Australia | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 122 | Austria | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 122 | Canada | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 122 | Switzerland | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 122 | Belgium | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 122 | Germany | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 122 | Denmark | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 122 | Finland | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 122 | United Kingdom | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 122 | Malta | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 122 | Korea | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 122 | Netherlands | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 122 | Norway | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 122 | Slovak Republic | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 122 | Slovenia | 0.00 | 2020 |
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Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
