Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required was 67.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Bangladesh, 2003–2022
Source: Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Bangladesh is 67.3%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Bangladesh peaked at 98.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 67.3%, in 2022.
Bangladesh ranks 26th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 98.5% | — |
| 2004 | 97.0% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 96.1% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 95.5% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 93.7% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 92.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 92.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 90.6% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 89.3% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 87.9% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 85.2% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 84.3% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 82.0% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 77.9% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 75.9% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 71.2% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 67.3% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.2% | 92.6% | 98.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 75.9% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.2% | 67.3% | 75.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More reference data data for Bangladesh
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 105.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Bangladesh?
- Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Bangladesh was 67.3% in 2022, according to Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.3% in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Bangladesh ranks 26th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The proportion of population at risk of impoverishing expenditure when surgical care is required. Impoverishing expenditure is defined as direct out-of-pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care which drive people below the extreme poverty threshold.