Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lao People's Democratic Republic: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 26 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
26
Change on year
down 21.5%
World rank
56th
of 134 countries
All-time high
95.3
in 2003
All-time low
26
in 2022
Years of data
20
2003–2022

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2003–2022

204060801002003201220222003: 95.32004: 922005: 87.92006: 862007: 85.82008: 792009: 76.62010: 70.82011: 71.72012: 64.32013: 62.92014: 60.62015: 58.22016: 56.42017: 54.92018: 55.22019: 53.12020: 41.62021: 33.12022: 26

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 26. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.5% on the previous year and down 59.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 95.3 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 26, in 2022.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 56th 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.

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year

Annual values for Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2003 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2003 95.3
2004 92 -3.5%
2005 87.9 -4.5%
2006 86 -2.2%
2007 85.8 -0.2%
2008 79 -7.9%
2009 76.6 -3.0%
2010 70.8 -7.6%
2011 71.7 +1.3%
2012 64.3 -10.3%
2013 62.9 -2.2%
2014 60.6 -3.7%
2015 58.2 -4.0%
2016 56.4 -3.1%
2017 54.9 -2.7%
2018 55.2 +0.5%
2019 53.1 -3.8%
2020 41.6 -21.7%
2021 33.1 -20.4%
2022 26 -21.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 86.09 76.6 95.3 7
2010s 60.81 53.1 71.7 10
2020s 33.57 26 41.6 3

Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic

  1. 53 Namibia 26.9 compare
  2. 54 Mongolia 26.6 compare
  3. 55 Vanuatu 26.1 compare
  4. 57 Philippines 25.9 compare
  5. 58 Ghana 25.6 compare
  6. 59 Colombia 25.1 compare
  7. 59 Morocco 25.1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 26 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The highest recorded value was 95.3 in 2003.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 26 in 2022.
How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 56th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 59.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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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Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
134 places, 2,380 data points, 2003–2022
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