Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Iceland

Iceland: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 0 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
0
World rank
119th
of 134 countries
All-time high
0.4
in 2008
All-time low
0
in 2017
Years of data
20
2003–2022

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

00.10.20.30.42003201220222003: 0.12004: 0.22005: 0.22006: 0.22007: 0.12008: 0.42009: 0.22010: 0.12011: 0.12012: 0.12013: 0.12014: 0.22015: 0.12016: 0.12017: 02018: 02019: 0.12020: 0.12021: 02022: 0

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 0 for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Iceland peaked at 0.4 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2017.

Iceland ranks 119th of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Iceland, 2003 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2003 0.1
2004 0.2 +100.0%
2005 0.2 +0.0%
2006 0.2 +0.0%
2007 0.1 -50.0%
2008 0.4 +300.0%
2009 0.2 -50.0%
2010 0.1 -50.0%
2011 0.1 +0.0%
2012 0.1 +0.0%
2013 0.1 +0.0%
2014 0.2 +100.0%
2015 0.1 -50.0%
2016 0.1 +0.0%
2017 0 -100.0%
2018 0
2019 0.1
2020 0.1 +0.0%
2021 0 -100.0%
2022 0

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2 0.1 0.4 7
2010s 0.09 0 0.2 10
2020s 0.0333 0 0.1 3

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 119 Austria 0
  2. 119 Belgium 0
  3. 119 Canada 0 compare
  4. 119 Denmark 0
  5. 119 Finland 0
  6. 119 Germany 0
  7. 119 Ireland 0 compare
  8. 119 Luxembourg 0 compare
  9. 119 Netherlands 0
  10. 119 Norway 0
  11. 119 Slovak Republic 0 compare
  12. 119 Slovenia 0
  13. 119 Sweden 0
  14. 119 Switzerland 0 compare
  15. 119 United Kingdom 0 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 Iceland?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Iceland was 0 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.4 in 2008.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2017.
How does Iceland rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Iceland ranks 119th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iceland 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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