Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Kenya

Kenya: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 63.2 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
63.2
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
28th
of 134 countries
All-time high
78.2
in 2004
All-time low
63.2
in 2020
Years of data
18
2003–2020

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Kenya, 2003–2020

0204060802003201120202003: 77.92004: 78.22005: 77.42006: 75.82007: 74.32008: 76.42009: 75.52010: 74.32011: 73.32012: 71.82013: 70.52014: 71.22015: 67.42016: 672017: 65.92018: 64.52019: 63.32020: 63.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 63.2 for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Kenya peaked at 78.2 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 63.2, in 2020.

That places Kenya 28th out of 134 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 76.5 74.3 78.2 7
2010s 68.92 63.3 74.3 10
2020s 63.2 63.2 63.2 1

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 25 Congo 68 compare
  2. 26 Bangladesh 67.3 compare
  3. 27 Benin 63.9 compare
  4. 29 Solomon Islands 57.8 compare
  5. 30 Mauritania 56.8 compare
  6. 31 Lesotho 56.4 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 Kenya?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Kenya was 63.2 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 78.2 in 2004.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 63.2 in 2020.
How does Kenya rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Kenya ranks 28th out of 134 countries with data for 2020.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kenya 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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