Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required was 14.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 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
Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 14.3% 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.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 62.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 52.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2022.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 63rd of 134 countries on this measure, 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 Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 38.0% | — |
| 2004 | 50.3% | +32.4% |
| 2005 | 52.1% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 46.2% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 41.7% | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 39.1% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 36.8% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 38.2% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 37.5% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 33.7% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 26.3% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | -26.5% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | -19.6% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.3% | 38.0% | 52.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 16.4% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 14.3% | 18.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia, Plurinational State of
More population data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1198 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1198 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0694 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 16,610 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.29 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5952 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Population density 16.39 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 971,603 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 14.3% 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 Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 52.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2022.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 63rd 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 Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Catastrophic expenditure is defined as direct out-of-pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care exceeding 10% of total income.