Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in United States

United States: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 0.2 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
110th
of 134 countries
All-time high
0.5
in 2003
All-time low
0.2
in 2021
Years of data
20
2003–2022

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

00.10.20.30.40.52003201220222003: 0.52004: 0.42005: 0.52006: 0.52007: 0.42008: 0.42009: 0.42010: 0.32011: 0.42012: 0.42013: 0.42014: 0.52015: 0.42016: 0.42017: 0.42018: 0.42019: 0.42020: 0.32021: 0.22022: 0.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

United States recorded 0.2 for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in United States peaked at 0.5 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 2021.

United States ranks 110th of 134 countries on this measure, 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 United States, year by year

Annual values for Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in United States, 2003 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2003 0.5
2004 0.4 -20.0%
2005 0.5 +25.0%
2006 0.5 +0.0%
2007 0.4 -20.0%
2008 0.4 +0.0%
2009 0.4 +0.0%
2010 0.3 -25.0%
2011 0.4 +33.3%
2012 0.4 +0.0%
2013 0.4 +0.0%
2014 0.5 +25.0%
2015 0.4 -20.0%
2016 0.4 +0.0%
2017 0.4 +0.0%
2018 0.4 +0.0%
2019 0.4 +0.0%
2020 0.3 -25.0%
2021 0.2 -33.3%
2022 0.2 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4429 0.4 0.5 7
2010s 0.4 0.3 0.5 10
2020s 0.2333 0.2 0.3 3

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 108 Cyprus 0.3 compare
  2. 108 Greece 0.3 compare
  3. 110 France 0.2 compare
  4. 110 Italy 0.2 compare
  5. 110 Spain 0.2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in United States?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in United States was 0.2 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2003.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 2021.
How does United States rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
United States ranks 110th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States 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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