Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Estonia
Estonia: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required was 78.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Estonia, 2003–2020
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
Estonia recorded 78.3% for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Estonia peaked at 95.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 78.3%, in 2020.
That places Estonia 12th out of 134 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 94.1% | — |
| 2004 | 95.5% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 93.9% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 91.6% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 87.5% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 85.2% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 90.7% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 93.1% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 91.3% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 89.5% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 88.7% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 88.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 87.7% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 86.9% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 83.5% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 78.3% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.2% | 85.2% | 95.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 83.5% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.3% | 78.3% | 78.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 85.0% compare
- 10 Sierra Leone 84.3% compare
- 11 Chad 82.4% compare
- 13 Togo 72.4% compare
- 14 Mauritania 69.1% compare
- 15 Uganda 68.4% compare
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- Population density 19.31 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 30,706 people (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Estonia?
- Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Estonia was 78.3% in 2020, 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.3% in 2020.
- How does Estonia rank for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Estonia ranks 12th out of 134 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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.