Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 81.3 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
81.3
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
18th
of 134 countries
All-time high
90.9
in 2004
All-time low
79.7
in 2017
Years of data
20
2003–2022

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Guinea-Bissau, 2003–2022

0204060801002003201220222003: 88.22004: 90.92005: 89.52006: 86.22007: 85.22008: 86.52009: 86.52010: 81.82011: 88.22012: 85.32013: 85.92014: 87.32015: 85.72016: 83.42017: 79.72018: 89.92019: 84.72020: 86.42021: 82.22022: 81.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Guinea-Bissau recorded 81.3 for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 90.9 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 79.7, in 2017.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 18th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Guinea-Bissau, year by year

Annual values for Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Guinea-Bissau, 2003 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2003 88.2
2004 90.9 +3.1%
2005 89.5 -1.5%
2006 86.2 -3.7%
2007 85.2 -1.2%
2008 86.5 +1.5%
2009 86.5 +0.0%
2010 81.8 -5.4%
2011 88.2 +7.8%
2012 85.3 -3.3%
2013 85.9 +0.7%
2014 87.3 +1.6%
2015 85.7 -1.8%
2016 83.4 -2.7%
2017 79.7 -4.4%
2018 89.9 +12.8%
2019 84.7 -5.8%
2020 86.4 +2.0%
2021 82.2 -4.9%
2022 81.3 -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 87.57 85.2 90.9 7
2010s 85.19 79.7 89.9 10
2020s 83.3 81.3 86.4 3

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 15 Mali 82.5 compare
  2. 16 Burkina Faso 82.2 compare
  3. 17 Tajikistan 81.5 compare
  4. 19 Syrian Arab Republic 75.2 compare
  5. 20 Rwanda 75 compare
  6. 21 Sudan 74.5 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 Guinea-Bissau?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Guinea-Bissau was 81.3 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 90.9 in 2004.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 79.7 in 2017.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 18th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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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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