Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Croatia
Croatia: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required was 0.4% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Croatia, 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
Croatia recorded 0.4% 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 20.0% on the previous year and down 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Croatia peaked at 6.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2022.
That places Croatia 108th out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 6.0% | — |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -28.3% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -32.6% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -19.2% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +52.4% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -35.1% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -54.2% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +109.1% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -26.1% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -17.6% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -21.4% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -30.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -28.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.1% | 6.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.7% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 107 Japan 0.5% compare
- 108 Kazakhstan 0.4% compare
- 108 Luxembourg 0.4% compare
- 108 United Arab Emirates 0.4% compare
More population data for Croatia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.8211 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.79 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.8211 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8996 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7685 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Population density 38.27 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 79,027 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.8% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.1857 % 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 Croatia?
- Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Croatia was 0.4% 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
- How does Croatia rank for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Croatia ranks 108th 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 Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia 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.