Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Australia

Australia: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 0.1 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
114th
of 134 countries
All-time high
0.2
in 2008
All-time low
0
in 2009
Years of data
17
2003–2021

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Australia, 2003–2021

00.050.10.150.22003201220212003: 0.12004: 0.12005: 0.12008: 0.22009: 02010: 0.12011: 0.12012: 0.12013: 0.12014: 0.12015: 0.12016: 0.12017: 0.12018: 0.12019: 02020: 0.12021: 0.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Australia is 0.1, measured in 2021.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Australia peaked at 0.2 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2009.

That places Australia 114th out of 134 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1 0 0.2 5
2010s 0.09 0 0.1 10
2020s 0.1 0.1 0.1 2

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 114 Croatia 0.1 compare
  2. 114 Japan 0.1 compare
  3. 114 Korea 0.1 compare
  4. 114 United Arab Emirates 0.1 compare

See the full ranking of 134 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Australia?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Australia was 0.1 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2 in 2008.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2009.
How does Australia rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Australia ranks 114th out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia 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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Indicator
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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