Number of surgical procedures (per 100,000 population) - South America

Definition: The number of procedures undertaken in an operating theatre per 100,000 population per year in each country. A procedure is defined as the incision, excision, or manipulation of tissue that needs regional or general anaesthesia, or profound sedation to control pain.

Description: The map below shows how Number of surgical procedures (per 100,000 population) varies by country in South America. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value. The country with the highest value in the region is Colombia, with a value of 27,385.00. The country with the lowest value in the region is Ecuador, with a value of 1,552.00.

Source: The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery (www.lancetglobalsurgery.org).

See also: Country ranking, Time series comparison

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Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual