Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Malaysia

Malaysia: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 7.2 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
7.2
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
81st
of 134 countries
All-time high
26.2
in 2003
All-time low
7.2
in 2018
Years of data
16
2003–2018

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Malaysia, 2003–2018

5101520252003201020182003: 26.22004: 25.12005: 22.82006: 19.72007: 222008: 18.12009: 18.12010: 17.32011: 14.72012: 13.62013: 10.32014: 17.42015: 8.62016: 8.22017: 7.62018: 7.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 7.2 for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 60.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Malaysia peaked at 26.2 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.2, in 2018.

That places Malaysia 81st out of 134 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Malaysia, 2003 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2003 26.2
2004 25.1 -4.2%
2005 22.8 -9.2%
2006 19.7 -13.6%
2007 22 +11.7%
2008 18.1 -17.7%
2009 18.1 +0.0%
2010 17.3 -4.4%
2011 14.7 -15.0%
2012 13.6 -7.5%
2013 10.3 -24.3%
2014 17.4 +68.9%
2015 8.6 -50.6%
2016 8.2 -4.7%
2017 7.6 -7.3%
2018 7.2 -5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.71 18.1 26.2 7
2010s 11.66 7.2 17.4 9

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 78 Seychelles 8.2 compare
  2. 79 Argentina 7.7 compare
  3. 80 Dominican Republic 7.5 compare
  4. 81 Mexico 7.2 compare
  5. 83 Tonga 7.1 compare
  6. 84 Marshall Islands 6.6 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 Malaysia?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Malaysia was 7.2 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 26.2 in 2003.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.2 in 2018.
How does Malaysia rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Malaysia ranks 81st out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malaysia 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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