Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required was 0.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
0.1%
World rank
114th
of 134 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2016
All-time low
0.0%
in 2003
Years of data
15
2003–2022

Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in United Arab Emirates, 2003–2022

00.20.40.62003201220222003: 0 % of people at risk2004: 0 % of people at risk2005: 0 % of people at risk2006: 0 % of people at risk2007: 0 % of people at risk2008: 0 % of people at risk2009: 0 % of people at risk2013: 0.4 % of people at risk2016: 0.6 % of people at risk2017: 0.4 % of people at risk2018: 0 % of people at risk2019: 0 % of people at risk2020: 0 % of people at risk2021: 0 % of people at risk2022: 0.1 % of people at risk

Source: Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of people at risk.

Analysis

United Arab Emirates recorded 0.1% for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in 2022.

That represents a change of down 75.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2003.

That places United Arab Emirates 114th 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.

Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in United Arab Emirates, 2003 to 2022.
Year % of people at risk Change
2003 0.0%
2004 0.0%
2005 0.0%
2006 0.0%
2007 0.0%
2008 0.0%
2009 0.0%
2013 0.4%
2016 0.6% +50.0%
2017 0.4% -33.3%
2018 0.0% -100.0%
2019 0.0%
2020 0.0%
2021 0.0%
2022 0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 7
2010s 0.3% 0.0% 0.6% 5
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in United Arab Emirates?
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in United Arab Emirates was 0.1% in 2022, according to Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
What is the lowest share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2003.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
United Arab Emirates ranks 114th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
Is share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
The figures come from Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in United Arab Emirates. Statizoid, drawing on Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 29 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/risk-of-impoverishing-expenditure-for-surgical-care/united-arab-emirates/

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Indicator
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Unit
% of people at risk
Source
Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by 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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The proportion of population at risk of impoverishing expenditure when surgical care is required. Impoverishing expenditure is defined as direct out-of-pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care which drive people below the extreme poverty threshold.