Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Japan

Japan: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 0.1 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
114th
of 134 countries
All-time high
0.2
in 2008
All-time low
0.1
in 2003
Years of data
19
2003–2022

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

00.050.10.150.22003201220222003: 0.12004: 0.12005: 0.12006: 0.12007: 0.12008: 0.22010: 0.12011: 0.12012: 0.22013: 0.12014: 0.12015: 0.12016: 0.12017: 0.12018: 0.12019: 0.12020: 0.12021: 0.12022: 0.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Japan stood at 0.1. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Japan peaked at 0.2 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 2003.

Japan ranks 114th of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

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

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1167 0.1 0.2 6
2010s 0.11 0.1 0.2 10
2020s 0.1 0.1 0.1 3

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 114 Australia 0.1 compare
  2. 114 Croatia 0.1 compare
  3. 114 Republic of Korea 0.1 compare
  4. 114 United Arab Emirates 0.1 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 Japan?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Japan was 0.1 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.2 in 2008.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2003.
How does Japan rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Japan ranks 114th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan 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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