Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required was 100.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Côte d'Ivoire, 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 Côte d'Ivoire stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 100.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 94.6%, in 2020.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 1st out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 100.0% | — |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.6% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 94.6% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 100.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.2%, 3.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 100.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.7%, 1.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 97.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 94.6% | 100.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
More population data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.7661 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.7661 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.5786 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.1242 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.8% (2100)
- Population density 327.18 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 8.39 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.8% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Côte d'Ivoire was 100.0% 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.6% in 2020.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 1st 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire 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.