Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Yemen

Yemen: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 86.5 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
86.5
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
13th
of 134 countries
All-time high
86.5
in 2022
All-time low
63.3
in 2010
Years of data
20
2003–2022

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

0204060802003201220222003: 73.92004: 74.12005: 74.62006: 75.12007: 712008: 69.12009: 64.32010: 63.32011: 70.52012: 67.82013: 68.22014: 69.82015: 80.72016: 82.22017: 82.92018: 83.72019: 84.52020: 85.22021: 85.92022: 86.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Yemen stood at 86.5. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Yemen peaked at 86.5 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 63.3, in 2010.

That places Yemen 13th out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Yemen, 2003 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2003 73.9
2004 74.1 +0.3%
2005 74.6 +0.7%
2006 75.1 +0.7%
2007 71 -5.5%
2008 69.1 -2.7%
2009 64.3 -6.9%
2010 63.3 -1.6%
2011 70.5 +11.4%
2012 67.8 -3.8%
2013 68.2 +0.6%
2014 69.8 +2.3%
2015 80.7 +15.6%
2016 82.2 +1.9%
2017 82.9 +0.9%
2018 83.7 +1.0%
2019 84.5 +1.0%
2020 85.2 +0.8%
2021 85.9 +0.8%
2022 86.5 +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 71.73 64.3 75.1 7
2010s 75.36 63.3 84.5 10
2020s 85.87 85.2 86.5 3

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 10 Uganda 88.5 compare
  2. 11 Timor-Leste 87.2 compare
  3. 12 Nepal 86.6 compare
  4. 14 Chad 83.7 compare
  5. 15 Mali 82.5 compare
  6. 16 Burkina Faso 82.2 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 Yemen?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Yemen was 86.5 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 86.5 in 2022.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 63.3 in 2010.
How does Yemen rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Yemen ranks 13th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Yemen 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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