Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Austria
Austria: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required was 0.2% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Austria, 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
The most recent figure for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Austria is 0.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 100.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Austria peaked at 0.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2003.
Austria ranks 114th of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.1% | — |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 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 Austria?
- Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Austria was 0.2% 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 Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2003.
- How does Austria rank for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Austria ranks 114th 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 Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Austria 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.