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

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).

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Find indicator:
Rank Country Value Year
1 Turkey 11,911.00 2010
2 Israel 4,879.00 2014
3 Bahrain 3,899.00 2012
4 Saudi Arabia 3,399.00 2012
5 Kyrgyz Republic 3,045.00 2015
6 Jordan 2,982.00 2015
7 Turkmenistan 2,698.00 2015
8 Uzbekistan 2,584.00 2015
9 Oman 2,293.00 2015
10 Qatar 1,891.00 2009
11 Tajikistan 1,691.00 2015
12 Syrian Arab Republic 1,617.00 2010
13 Afghanistan 229.00 2008
14 Yemen 158.00 2014

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Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual