Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: 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 2006
All-time low
0.1
in 2009
Years of data
16
2006–2022

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Republic of Korea, 2006–2022

00.050.10.150.22006201420222006: 0.22008: 0.22009: 0.12010: 0.12011: 0.12012: 0.12013: 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 Republic of Korea stood at 0.1. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Republic of Korea peaked at 0.2 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 2009.

That places Republic of Korea 114th out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Republic of Korea, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 0.2
2008 0.2 +0.0%
2009 0.1 -50.0%
2010 0.1 +0.0%
2011 0.1 +0.0%
2012 0.1 +0.0%
2013 0.1 +0.0%
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 0.1667 0.1 0.2 3
2010s 0.1 0.1 0.1 10
2020s 0.1 0.1 0.1 3

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 114 Australia 0.1 compare
  2. 114 Croatia 0.1 compare
  3. 114 Japan 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 Republic of Korea?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Republic of Korea was 0.1 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.2 in 2006.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2009.
How does Republic of Korea rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Republic of Korea ranks 114th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Republic of Korea 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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