Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 93.4 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
93.4
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
7th
of 134 countries
All-time high
98.5
in 2010
All-time low
84.1
in 2013
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Sierra Leone, 2003–2019

0204060801002003201120192003: 96.52004: 97.42005: 97.22006: 97.32007: 97.52008: 96.82009: 96.72010: 98.52011: 95.52012: 932013: 84.12014: 90.62015: 91.52016: 89.22017: 90.72018: 92.92019: 93.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2019, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Sierra Leone stood at 93.4.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Sierra Leone peaked at 98.5 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 84.1, in 2013.

That places Sierra Leone 7th out of 134 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Sierra Leone, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 96.5
2004 97.4 +0.9%
2005 97.2 -0.2%
2006 97.3 +0.1%
2007 97.5 +0.2%
2008 96.8 -0.7%
2009 96.7 -0.1%
2010 98.5 +1.9%
2011 95.5 -3.0%
2012 93 -2.6%
2013 84.1 -9.6%
2014 90.6 +7.7%
2015 91.5 +1.0%
2016 89.2 -2.5%
2017 90.7 +1.7%
2018 92.9 +2.4%
2019 93.4 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 97.06 96.5 97.5 7
2010s 91.94 84.1 98.5 10

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 4 Madagascar 96.1 compare
  2. 5 Niger 96 compare
  3. 6 Papua New Guinea 95.8 compare
  4. 8 Tanzania, United Republic of 91.5 compare
  5. 9 Central African Republic 89.3 compare
  6. 10 Uganda 88.5 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 Sierra Leone?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Sierra Leone was 93.4 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 98.5 in 2010.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 84.1 in 2013.
How does Sierra Leone rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Sierra Leone ranks 7th out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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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