Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Mexico

Mexico: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 7.2 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
7.2
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
81st
of 134 countries
All-time high
14
in 2017
All-time low
7.2
in 2022
Years of data
20
2003–2022

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

0510152003201220222003: 11.72004: 13.12005: 12.72006: 11.42007: 12.32008: 12.22009: 112010: 9.92011: 9.52012: 112013: 7.72014: 10.82015: 10.62016: 9.62017: 142018: 8.52019: 8.52020: 8.42021: 7.72022: 7.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Mexico stood at 7.2. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Mexico peaked at 14 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.2, in 2022.

That places Mexico 81st out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.06 11 13.1 7
2010s 10.01 7.7 14 10
2020s 7.77 7.2 8.4 3

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 78 Seychelles 8.2 compare
  2. 79 Argentina 7.7 compare
  3. 80 Dominican Republic 7.5 compare
  4. 81 Malaysia 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 Mexico?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Mexico was 7.2 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 14 in 2017.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 7.2 in 2022.
How does Mexico rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Mexico ranks 81st out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico 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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