Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required was 12.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in El Salvador, 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
El Salvador recorded 12.9% for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in El Salvador peaked at 32.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2022.
That places El Salvador 70th 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 32.5% | — |
| 2004 | 29.3% | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 25.1% | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 26.0% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | -18.2% |
| 2022 | 12.9% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.3% | 23.3% | 32.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 14.3% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 12.9% | 16.5% | 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 El Salvador?
- Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in El Salvador was 12.9% 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 32.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- El Salvador ranks 70th 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 El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.