Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Romania

Romania: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 0.7 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
0.7
Change on year
down 12.5%
World rank
103rd
of 134 countries
All-time high
6.5
in 2003
All-time low
0.7
in 2022
Years of data
20
2003–2022

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

02462003201220222003: 6.52004: 5.82005: 4.22006: 5.72007: 3.52008: 2.42009: 2.52010: 2.42011: 2.52012: 2.62013: 3.12014: 2.52015: 2.12016: 1.42017: 1.62018: 1.12019: 0.82020: 0.92021: 0.82022: 0.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Romania is 0.7, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 73.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Romania peaked at 6.5 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.7, in 2022.

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

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Romania, 2003 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2003 6.5
2004 5.8 -10.8%
2005 4.2 -27.6%
2006 5.7 +35.7%
2007 3.5 -38.6%
2008 2.4 -31.4%
2009 2.5 +4.2%
2010 2.4 -4.0%
2011 2.5 +4.2%
2012 2.6 +4.0%
2013 3.1 +19.2%
2014 2.5 -19.4%
2015 2.1 -16.0%
2016 1.4 -33.3%
2017 1.6 +14.3%
2018 1.1 -31.2%
2019 0.8 -27.3%
2020 0.9 +12.5%
2021 0.8 -11.1%
2022 0.7 -12.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.37 2.4 6.5 7
2010s 2.01 0.8 3.1 10
2020s 0.8 0.7 0.9 3

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 101 Israel 1.2 compare
  2. 102 Belarus 0.9 compare
  3. 103 Kazakhstan 0.7 compare
  4. 103 Portugal 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 Romania?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Romania was 0.7 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 6.5 in 2003.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7 in 2022.
How does Romania rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Romania ranks 103rd out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 73.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Romania 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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