Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Benin

Benin: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 63.9 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
63.9
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
27th
of 134 countries
All-time high
67.7
in 2006
All-time low
63.9
in 2019
Years of data
14
2003–2019

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Benin, 2003–2019

02040602003201120192003: 67.22004: 67.62005: 67.32006: 67.72007: 672008: 66.32009: 66.32011: 66.12014: 65.82015: 65.82016: 66.32017: 662018: 642019: 63.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Benin recorded 63.9 for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Benin peaked at 67.7 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 63.9, in 2019.

That places Benin 27th out of 134 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 67.06 66.3 67.7 7
2010s 65.41 63.9 66.3 7

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 24 Guinea 72.6 compare
  2. 25 Congo 68 compare
  3. 26 Bangladesh 67.3 compare
  4. 28 Kenya 63.2 compare
  5. 29 Solomon Islands 57.8 compare
  6. 30 Mauritania 56.8 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 Benin?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Benin was 63.9 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 67.7 in 2006.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 63.9 in 2019.
How does Benin rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Benin ranks 27th out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Benin 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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