Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Angola
Angola: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required was 51.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Angola, 2003–2022
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
In 2022, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Angola stood at 51.7%.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 73.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Angola peaked at 72.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2009.
Angola ranks 24th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 72.6% | — |
| 2004 | 69.4% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 66.4% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 54.7% | -17.6% |
| 2007 | 49.7% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 29.7% | -40.2% |
| 2009 | 20.6% | -30.6% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | +66.5% |
| 2011 | 31.3% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 29.8% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 33.6% | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 38.1% | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 41.2% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 35.1% | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 36.6% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 47.6% | +30.1% |
| 2019 | 50.5% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 55.0% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 54.4% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 51.7% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.9% | 20.6% | 72.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 29.8% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.7% | 51.7% | 55.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Angola?
- Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Angola was 51.7% 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 the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 72.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2009.
- How does Angola rank for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Angola ranks 24th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola 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 the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Catastrophic expenditure is defined as direct out-of-pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care exceeding 10% of total income.