IDA total's risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) was 52.43% in 2018, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 14.21 percentage points from 66.65% in 2008.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 52.43% | 2018 |
| Five years earlier | 59.51% | 2013 |
| Ten years earlier | 66.65% | 2008 |
| Highest | 72.69% | 2003 |
| Lowest | 52.43% | 2018 |
| Average since 2009 | 57.97% | 2009–2018 |
| First recorded | 72.69% | 2003 |
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| IDA total | 52.43% | 2018 |
| World | 17.66% | 2022 |
What this measures
The proportion of population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when surgical care is required. Catastrophic expenditure is defined as direct out of pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care exceeding 10% of total income.
Limitations: Prior to 2015, global data on surgery, anesthesia and obstetric care was virtually nonexistent. With the idea that “We can’t manage what we don’t measure”, the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery developed six Surgical, Obstetric and Anesthesia (SAO) indicators and collected data for them. The analysis of these data show large gaps in SAO care across countries by income groups.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 11 values
| Year | Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 52.43 |
| 2017 | 53.52 |
| 2016 | 54.71 |
| 2015 | no data |
| 2014 | 57.42 |
| 2013 | 59.51 |
| 2012 | no data |
| 2011 | no data |
| 2010 | 63.41 |
| 2009 | 64.79 |
| 2008 |
Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in nearby economies
- Algeria — 10.8% (2022)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 26.6% (2022)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 43.7% (2022)
- Iraq — 26.4% (2018)
- Israel — 1.7% (2022)
- Morocco — 20.9% (2022)
- Pakistan — 33.7% (2022)
- Syrian Arab Republic — 87.5% (2020)
More health data for IDA total
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 13.35% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 13.81% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 367.68 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 36.96% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 379.56 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 38.26% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 747.25 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 37.61% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 12.22% (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is IDA total's risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk)?
- 52.43% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2003?
- It is down 20.26 percentage points from 72.69% in 2003. The highest value was 72.69% in 2003 and the lowest 52.43% in 2018.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School, uri: https://www.pgssc.org/.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.SGR.CRSK.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School, uri: https://www.pgssc.org/ Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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