Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Algeria

Algeria: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 29.1 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
29.1
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
50th
of 134 countries
All-time high
41.6
in 2003
All-time low
19.4
in 2011
Years of data
17
2003–2022

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Algeria, 2003–2022

0102030402003201220222003: 41.62007: 40.62008: 38.32009: 22.92010: 21.32011: 19.42012: 32.42013: 31.52014: 30.52015: 302016: 29.72017: 29.92018: 29.52019: 29.42020: 31.52021: 29.62022: 29.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Algeria stood at 29.1.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Algeria peaked at 41.6 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 19.4, in 2011.

That places Algeria 50th out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Algeria, year by year

Annual values for Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Algeria, 2003 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2003 41.6
2007 40.6 -2.4%
2008 38.3 -5.7%
2009 22.9 -40.2%
2010 21.3 -7.0%
2011 19.4 -8.9%
2012 32.4 +67.0%
2013 31.5 -2.8%
2014 30.5 -3.2%
2015 30 -1.6%
2016 29.7 -1.0%
2017 29.9 +0.7%
2018 29.5 -1.3%
2019 29.4 -0.3%
2020 31.5 +7.1%
2021 29.6 -6.0%
2022 29.1 -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 35.85 22.9 41.6 4
2010s 28.36 19.4 32.4 10
2020s 30.07 29.1 31.5 3

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 47 Azerbaijan 30.5 compare
  2. 48 Sri Lanka 30.3 compare
  3. 49 Iran, Islamic Republic of 29.8 compare
  4. 51 Cape Verde 28 compare
  5. 52 Ethiopia 27.7 compare
  6. 53 Namibia 26.9 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Algeria?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Algeria was 29.1 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 41.6 in 2003.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 19.4 in 2011.
How does Algeria rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Algeria ranks 50th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Algeria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
134 places, 2,380 data points, 2003–2022
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