Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Peru

Peru: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 10.7 in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
10.7
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
72nd
of 134 countries
All-time high
39.6
in 2003
All-time low
10.7
in 2022
Years of data
20
2003–2022

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

102030402003201220222003: 39.62004: 362005: 35.62006: 35.22007: 33.72008: 28.62009: 27.12010: 23.42011: 21.42012: 19.22013: 17.62014: 15.72015: 15.72016: 15.42017: 14.92018: 13.82019: 12.52020: 16.72021: 11.22022: 10.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Peru recorded 10.7 for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Peru peaked at 39.6 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 10.7, in 2022.

That places Peru 72nd 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 33.69 27.1 39.6 7
2010s 16.96 12.5 23.4 10
2020s 12.87 10.7 16.7 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 69 Chile 14.3 compare
  2. 70 El Salvador 12.9 compare
  3. 71 Latvia 11.8 compare
  4. 73 Bhutan 10.6 compare
  5. 74 Costa Rica 10.4 compare
  6. 75 Samoa 10 compare

See the full ranking of 134 places β†’

More reference data data for Peru

All data for Peru β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Peru?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Peru was 10.7 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 39.6 in 2003.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 10.7 in 2022.
How does Peru rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Peru ranks 72nd out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru 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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