Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Belize

Belize: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 34.5 in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
34.5
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
44th
of 134 countries
All-time high
38.5
in 2020
All-time low
25.6
in 2004
Years of data
20
2003–2022

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

0102030402003201220222003: 25.82004: 25.62005: 26.12006: 30.62007: 31.32008: 27.62009: 32.82010: 292011: 32.82012: 36.72013: 31.62014: 35.62015: 35.42016: 27.42017: 27.92018: 27.82019: 35.72020: 38.52021: 35.72022: 34.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Belize recorded 34.5 for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in 2022.

That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Belize peaked at 38.5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.6, in 2004.

Belize ranks 44th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.54 25.6 32.8 7
2010s 31.99 27.4 36.7 10
2020s 36.23 34.5 38.5 3

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 41 Pakistan 39.9 compare
  2. 42 Guatemala 37.6 compare
  3. 43 Botswana 37.5 compare
  4. 45 Kiribati 34 compare
  5. 46 South Africa 32.1 compare
  6. 47 Azerbaijan, Republic of 30.5 compare

See the full ranking of 134 places β†’

More reference data data for Belize

All data for Belize β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Belize?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Belize was 34.5 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 38.5 in 2020.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 25.6 in 2004.
How does Belize rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Belize ranks 44th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belize 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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