Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required was 7.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Dominican Republic, 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
Dominican Republic recorded 7.5% for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in 2022.
That represents a change of up 44.2% on the previous year and down 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Dominican Republic peaked at 31.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2021.
That places Dominican Republic 80th 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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 30.2% | — |
| 2004 | 31.2% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 28.6% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 28.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | -22.0% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | -26.2% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | -29.1% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -21.6% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +44.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.0% | 20.4% | 31.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 7.6% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 5.2% | 7.5% | 3 |
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Dominican Republic?
- Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Dominican Republic was 7.5% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2021.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Dominican Republic ranks 80th 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 Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.