Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Samoa

Samoa: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 10 in 2016. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2016)
10
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
75th
of 134 countries
All-time high
13.9
in 2012
All-time low
10
in 2016
Years of data
11
2003–2016

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Samoa, 2003–2016

0510152003200920162003: 13.22004: 12.92008: 13.52009: 13.32010: 12.12011: 13.12012: 13.92013: 10.12014: 13.62015: 10.82016: 10

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Samoa recorded 10 for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Samoa peaked at 13.9 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2016.

Samoa ranks 75th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.22 12.9 13.5 4
2010s 11.94 10 13.9 7

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 72 Peru 10.7 compare
  2. 73 Bhutan 10.6 compare
  3. 74 Costa Rica 10.4 compare
  4. 76 Thailand 8.3 compare
  5. 76 Tunisia 8.3 compare
  6. 78 Seychelles 8.2

See the full ranking of 134 places β†’

More reference data data for Samoa

All data for Samoa β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Samoa?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Samoa was 10 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 13.9 in 2012.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2016.
How does Samoa rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Samoa ranks 75th out of 134 countries with data for 2016.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Samoa 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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