Latvia's risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) was 89.9% in 2022, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 7.1 percentage points from 97% in 2012.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 89.9% | 2022 |
| Five years earlier | 95.1% | 2017 |
| Ten years earlier | 97% | 2012 |
| Highest | 100% | 2003 |
| Lowest | 84.2% | 2021 |
| Average since 2013 | 92.53% | 2013–2022 |
| First recorded | 100% | 2003 |
What the numbers say
In 2022, Latvia's risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) rose 5.7 percentage points on 2021 (from 84.2% to 89.9%).
Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2021), the average change was −0.88 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.74 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 5.7 percentage points in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.4 percentage points in 2019. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1.27 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 74% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2022, Latvia had the 4th highest value of the 109 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 89.9% | 2022 |
| World | 17.66% | 2022 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 4.33% | 2020 |
| High income | 0.87% | 2022 |
Closest to Latvia in the 2022 ranking
- Côte d'Ivoire — 1st of 109: 100%
- Burundi — 2nd of 109: 97.8%
- Yemen, Rep. — 3rd of 109: 93.4%
- Guinea-Bissau — 5th of 109: 86.5%
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 6th of 109: 85%
- Togo — 7th of 109: 72.4%
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 20 values
| Year | Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 89.9 |
| 2021 | 84.2 |
| 2020 | 87.3 |
| 2019 | 89.8 |
| 2018 | 93.2 |
| 2017 | 95.1 |
| 2016 | 96.9 |
| 2015 | 96.6 |
| 2014 | 96.2 |
| 2013 | 96.1 |
| 2012 |
Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in nearby economies
More health data for Latvia
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 3.76% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 4.63% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 135,470 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 13.68% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 145,158 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 16.93% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 280,628 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 15.19% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 4.93% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)
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Questions people ask
- What is Latvia's risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk)?
- 89.9% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2003?
- It is down 10.1 percentage points from 100% in 2003. The highest value was 100% in 2003 and the lowest 84.2% in 2021.
- How does Latvia rank?
- 4th highest of 109 economies with data for 2022.
- Is the latest change in risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) unusual for Latvia?
- In 2022, Latvia's risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) rose 5.7 percentage points on 2021 (from 84.2% to 89.9%). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2021), the average change was −0.88 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.74 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
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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