Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Estonia

Estonia: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 2.5 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
2.5
Change on year
down 16.7%
World rank
98th
of 134 countries
All-time high
16.1
in 2003
All-time low
2.5
in 2020
Years of data
18
2003–2020

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Estonia, 2003–2020

0510152003201120202003: 16.12004: 112005: 9.12006: 82007: 4.32008: 4.52009: 5.82010: 7.22011: 72012: 6.52013: 8.22014: 7.92015: 5.72016: 4.12017: 3.72018: 3.12019: 32020: 2.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2020, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Estonia stood at 2.5. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 16.7% on the previous year and down 65.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Estonia peaked at 16.1 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.5, in 2020.

Estonia ranks 98th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Estonia, 2003 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2003 16.1
2004 11 -31.7%
2005 9.1 -17.3%
2006 8 -12.1%
2007 4.3 -46.2%
2008 4.5 +4.7%
2009 5.8 +28.9%
2010 7.2 +24.1%
2011 7 -2.8%
2012 6.5 -7.1%
2013 8.2 +26.2%
2014 7.9 -3.7%
2015 5.7 -27.8%
2016 4.1 -28.1%
2017 3.7 -9.8%
2018 3.1 -16.2%
2019 3 -3.2%
2020 2.5 -16.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.4 4.3 16.1 7
2010s 5.64 3 8.2 10
2020s 2.5 2.5 2.5 1

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.9 compare
  2. 96 Lithuania 2.8 compare
  3. 97 Montenegro 2.7 compare
  4. 99 Albania 1.8 compare
  5. 99 Lebanon 1.8 compare
  6. 101 Israel 1.2 compare

See the full ranking of 134 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Estonia?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Estonia was 2.5 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 16.1 in 2003.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.5 in 2020.
How does Estonia rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Estonia ranks 98th out of 134 countries with data for 2020.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia 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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