Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in China (People’s Republic of)

China (People’s Republic of): Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 6.3 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
6.3
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
85th
of 134 countries
All-time high
70.4
in 2003
All-time low
6.3
in 2022
Years of data
20
2003–2022

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in China (People’s Republic of), 2003–2022

0204060802003201220222003: 70.42004: 67.72005: 64.22006: 59.62007: 52.62008: 51.52009: 47.32010: 43.32011: 36.92012: 33.62013: 282014: 24.82015: 21.42016: 19.12017: 17.62018: 15.12019: 13.32020: 12.92021: 6.72022: 6.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

China (People’s Republic of) recorded 6.3 for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 81.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 70.4 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.3, in 2022.

That places China (People’s Republic of) 85th out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 59.04 47.3 70.4 7
2010s 25.31 13.3 43.3 10
2020s 8.63 6.3 12.9 3

Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)

  1. 83 Tonga 7.1 compare
  2. 84 Marshall Islands 6.6 compare
  3. 86 Jamaica 6.1 compare
  4. 87 Bulgaria 4.6 compare
  5. 88 Ukraine 4.4 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in China (People’s Republic of)?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in China (People’s Republic of) was 6.3 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 70.4 in 2003.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 6.3 in 2022.
How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 85th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is down 81.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China (People’s Republic of) 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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