Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Armenia
Armenia: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required was 19.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Armenia, 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
Armenia recorded 19.0% for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Armenia peaked at 65.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2022.
That places Armenia 55th out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 65.7% | — |
| 2004 | 58.2% | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 45.6% | -21.6% |
| 2006 | 33.0% | -27.6% |
| 2007 | 27.4% | -17.0% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | +20.4% |
| 2009 | 36.2% | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 38.6% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 36.8% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 31.5% | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 34.5% | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 38.6% | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 38.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 33.1% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | -30.8% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | -12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.7% | 27.4% | 65.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 22.9% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 19.0% | 21.6% | 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 Armenia?
- Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Armenia was 19.0% 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 Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2022.
- How does Armenia rank for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Armenia ranks 55th 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 Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia 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.