Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Guinea

Guinea: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 72.6 in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
72.6
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
24th
of 134 countries
All-time high
87.1
in 2005
All-time low
72.6
in 2019
Years of data
15
2003–2019

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Guinea, 2003–2019

0204060802003201120192003: 842004: 81.92005: 87.12006: 78.22007: 76.72008: 77.82009: 78.82010: 80.32012: 80.82013: 75.12015: 76.62016: 74.42017: 76.32018: 77.62019: 72.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2019, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Guinea stood at 72.6. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Guinea peaked at 87.1 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 72.6, in 2019.

Guinea ranks 24th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 80.64 76.7 87.1 7
2010s 76.71 72.6 80.8 8

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 21 Sudan 74.5 compare
  2. 22 Gambia 73.6 compare
  3. 23 Togo 73 compare
  4. 25 Congo 68 compare
  5. 26 Bangladesh 67.3 compare
  6. 27 Benin 63.9 compare

See the full ranking of 134 places β†’

More reference data data for Guinea

All data for Guinea β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Guinea?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Guinea was 72.6 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 87.1 in 2005.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 72.6 in 2019.
How does Guinea rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Guinea ranks 24th out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guinea 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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