Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in India

India: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 40.2 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
40.2
Change on year
down 8.4%
World rank
40th
of 134 countries
All-time high
88.5
in 2003
All-time low
40.2
in 2022
Years of data
20
2003–2022

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

0204060802003201220222003: 88.52004: 86.82005: 85.42006: 83.92007: 82.22008: 80.62009: 77.42010: 75.62011: 71.42012: 69.22013: 66.42014: 63.12015: 59.42016: 55.42017: 52.42018: 48.42019: 46.32020: 49.62021: 43.92022: 40.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in India is 40.2, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in India peaked at 88.5 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 40.2, in 2022.

India ranks 40th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 83.54 77.4 88.5 7
2010s 60.76 46.3 75.6 10
2020s 44.57 40.2 49.6 3

Countries ranked near India

  1. 37 Comoros 45.8 compare
  2. 38 Honduras 44.5 compare
  3. 39 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 43.5 compare
  4. 41 Pakistan 39.9 compare
  5. 42 Guatemala 37.6 compare
  6. 43 Botswana 37.5 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 India?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in India was 40.2 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 88.5 in 2003.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 40.2 in 2022.
How does India rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
India ranks 40th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this India 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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