Number of surgical procedures (per 100,000 population) - Country Ranking

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.

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

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

Find indicator:
Rank Country Value Year
1 Colombia 27,385.00 2015
2 Switzerland 25,923.00 2012
3 Luxembourg 21,933.00 2012
4 Denmark 21,197.00 2015
5 Belgium 20,712.00 2013
6 Latvia 18,395.00 2015
7 Sweden 17,480.00 2017
8 Netherlands 16,639.00 2012
9 France 16,306.00 2012
10 Brazil 13,940.00 2015
11 Hungary 13,827.00 2010
12 Austria 13,795.00 2014
13 Malta 13,232.00 2012
14 Germany 12,188.00 2012
15 United States 12,087.00 2007
16 Turkey 11,911.00 2010
17 Spain 10,579.00 2014
18 United Kingdom 10,487.00 2014
19 Lithuania 10,189.00 2015
20 Australia 10,156.00 2016
21 Estonia 9,684.00 2014
22 Finland 8,850.00 2014
23 Slovak Republic 8,786.00 2012
24 Cayman Islands 8,771.00 2015
25 Belarus 8,741.00 2014
26 Portugal 8,439.00 2011
27 Slovenia 7,579.00 2010
28 Nauru 7,130.00 2016
29 Italy 6,918.00 2012
30 Bulgaria 6,884.00 2010
31 Russia 6,622.00 2010
32 Czech Republic 6,268.00 2012
33 Georgia 5,488.00 2014
34 Mongolia 5,339.00 2014
35 Ukraine 5,337.00 2011
36 New Zealand 5,308.00 2016
37 Andorra 5,178.00 2014
38 San Marino 5,145.00 2015
39 Tonga 5,061.00 2016
40 Sri Lanka 4,943.00 2015
41 Moldova 4,898.00 2014
42 Israel 4,879.00 2014
43 Nicaragua 4,860.00 2010
44 Cuba 4,757.00 2012
45 Kazakhstan 4,459.00 2015
46 Seychelles 4,268.00 2012
47 Armenia 4,198.00 2015
48 Bahrain 3,899.00 2012
49 Costa Rica 3,746.00 2014
50 Tuvalu 3,417.00 2016
51 Korea 3,406.00 2012
52 Saudi Arabia 3,399.00 2012
53 Mali 3,321.00 2009
54 Cyprus 3,057.00 2014
55 Ireland 3,053.00 2010
56 Kyrgyz Republic 3,045.00 2015
57 Peru 3,005.00 2011
58 Jordan 2,982.00 2015
59 El Salvador 2,797.00 2009
60 China 2,732.00 2012
61 Turkmenistan 2,698.00 2015
62 Bhutan 2,639.00 2015
63 Uzbekistan 2,584.00 2015
64 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 2,509.00 2015
65 Bolivia 2,305.00 2010
66 Oman 2,293.00 2015
67 Mauritius 2,057.00 2014
68 Belize 1,964.00 2014
69 Albania 1,900.00 2013
70 Qatar 1,891.00 2009
71 Azerbaijan 1,842.00 2015
72 Kiribati 1,718.00 2016
73 Tajikistan 1,691.00 2015
74 Syrian Arab Republic 1,617.00 2010
75 Ecuador 1,552.00 2015
75 Samoa 1,552.00 2016
77 Poland 1,515.00 2012
78 Guatemala 1,505.00 2012
79 Fiji 1,490.00 2016
80 Mexico 1,303.00 2015
81 Vanuatu 1,277.00 2016
82 Papua New Guinea 1,264.00 2016
83 Ghana 869.00 2015
84 Solomon Islands 868.00 2016
85 Morocco 756.00 2015
86 Zambia 680.00 2010
87 Myanmar 668.00 2011
88 Rwanda 512.00 2010
89 Liberia 462.00 2018
90 Timor-Leste 433.00 2016
91 Sierra Leone 372.00 2017
91 Malawi 372.00 2003
93 Mozambique 367.00 2015
94 Burkina Faso 328.00 2012
95 Kenya 263.00 2002
95 Niger 263.00 2014
97 Uganda 241.00 2011
98 Afghanistan 229.00 2008
99 Nepal 209.00 2011
100 Madagascar 163.00 2016
101 Bangladesh 161.00 2011
102 Yemen 158.00 2014
103 Chad 52.00 2012
104 Ethiopia 43.00 2011

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Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual