Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Egypt

Egypt: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 23.2 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
23.2
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
62nd
of 134 countries
All-time high
46
in 2003
All-time low
23.2
in 2022
Years of data
20
2003–2022

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

010203040502003201220222003: 462004: 45.32005: 45.32006: 40.12007: 40.62008: 37.72009: 36.42010: 33.62011: 31.62012: 27.32013: 28.72014: 30.12015: 29.52016: 28.22017: 26.52018: 27.32019: 27.72020: 25.22021: 23.72022: 23.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 23.2 for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Egypt peaked at 46 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 23.2, in 2022.

That places Egypt 62nd 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.

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Egypt, 2003 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2003 46
2004 45.3 -1.5%
2005 45.3 +0.0%
2006 40.1 -11.5%
2007 40.6 +1.2%
2008 37.7 -7.1%
2009 36.4 -3.4%
2010 33.6 -7.7%
2011 31.6 -6.0%
2012 27.3 -13.6%
2013 28.7 +5.1%
2014 30.1 +4.9%
2015 29.5 -2.0%
2016 28.2 -4.4%
2017 26.5 -6.0%
2018 27.3 +3.0%
2019 27.7 +1.5%
2020 25.2 -9.0%
2021 23.7 -6.0%
2022 23.2 -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.63 36.4 46 7
2010s 29.05 26.5 33.6 10
2020s 24.03 23.2 25.2 3

Countries ranked near Egypt

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  2. 59 Morocco 25.1 compare
  3. 61 Brazil 24.1 compare
  4. 62 Indonesia 23.2 compare
  5. 64 Ecuador 22.7 compare
  6. 65 Gabon 21.1 compare
  7. 65 Paraguay 21.1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Egypt?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Egypt was 23.2 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 46 in 2003.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 23.2 in 2022.
How does Egypt rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Egypt ranks 62nd out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt 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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