Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required was 2.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
2.9%
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
95th
of 134 countries
All-time high
9.1%
in 2004
All-time low
2.9%
in 2022
Years of data
20
2003–2022

Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2003–2022

2468102003201220222003: 5.9 % of people at risk2004: 9.1 % of people at risk2005: 5 % of people at risk2006: 4.4 % of people at risk2007: 6.2 % of people at risk2008: 5.3 % of people at risk2009: 5.2 % of people at risk2010: 5.5 % of people at risk2011: 4.7 % of people at risk2012: 4.5 % of people at risk2013: 4.4 % of people at risk2014: 4.1 % of people at risk2015: 4.4 % of people at risk2016: 4.1 % of people at risk2017: 3.9 % of people at risk2018: 3.6 % of people at risk2019: 3.3 % of people at risk2020: 3.5 % of people at risk2021: 3.1 % of people at risk2022: 2.9 % of people at risk

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

In 2022, share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 2.9%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 9.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2022.

That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 95th 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 20 years of available data.

Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year

Annual values for Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2003 to 2022.
Year % of people at risk Change
2003 5.9%
2004 9.1% +54.2%
2005 5.0% -45.1%
2006 4.4% -12.0%
2007 6.2% +40.9%
2008 5.3% -14.5%
2009 5.2% -1.9%
2010 5.5% +5.8%
2011 4.7% -14.5%
2012 4.5% -4.3%
2013 4.4% -2.2%
2014 4.1% -6.8%
2015 4.4% +7.3%
2016 4.1% -6.8%
2017 3.9% -4.9%
2018 3.6% -7.7%
2019 3.3% -8.3%
2020 3.5% +6.1%
2021 3.1% -11.4%
2022 2.9% -6.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.9% 4.4% 9.1% 7
2010s 4.2% 3.3% 5.5% 10
2020s 3.2% 2.9% 3.5% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 2.9% 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2004.
What is the lowest share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2022.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 95th 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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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Indicator
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Unit
% of people at risk
Source
Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by 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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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.