Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Portugal

Portugal: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 0.7 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
103rd
of 134 countries
All-time high
1.4
in 2003
All-time low
0.2
in 2019
Years of data
20
2003–2022

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

0.250.50.7511.21.52003201220222003: 1.42004: 1.42005: 1.32006: 1.12007: 0.82008: 0.82009: 0.52010: 0.62011: 0.82012: 0.92013: 0.92014: 0.82015: 0.62016: 0.62017: 0.42018: 0.32019: 0.22020: 0.52021: 0.72022: 0.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Portugal stood at 0.7.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Portugal peaked at 1.4 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 2019.

That places Portugal 103rd out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Portugal, 2003 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2003 1.4
2004 1.4 +0.0%
2005 1.3 -7.1%
2006 1.1 -15.4%
2007 0.8 -27.3%
2008 0.8 +0.0%
2009 0.5 -37.5%
2010 0.6 +20.0%
2011 0.8 +33.3%
2012 0.9 +12.5%
2013 0.9 +0.0%
2014 0.8 -11.1%
2015 0.6 -25.0%
2016 0.6 +0.0%
2017 0.4 -33.3%
2018 0.3 -25.0%
2019 0.2 -33.3%
2020 0.5 +150.0%
2021 0.7 +40.0%
2022 0.7 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.04 0.5 1.4 7
2010s 0.61 0.2 0.9 10
2020s 0.6333 0.5 0.7 3

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 101 Israel 1.2 compare
  2. 102 Belarus 0.9 compare
  3. 103 Kazakhstan 0.7 compare
  4. 103 Romania 0.7 compare
  5. 106 Hungary 0.4 compare
  6. 106 Poland 0.4 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 Portugal?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Portugal was 0.7 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 1.4 in 2003.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 2019.
How does Portugal rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Portugal ranks 103rd out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal 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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