Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Greece
Greece: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required was 2.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Greece, 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 Greece is 2.3%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Greece peaked at 6.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2009.
Greece ranks 96th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3.5% | — |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -29.7% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -23.1% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +23.5% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +61.9% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | +41.2% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -21.2% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -21.3% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +21.2% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -32.5% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 1.7% | 3.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 2.1% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 4.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 94 Timor-Leste 2.9% compare
- 95 Georgia 2.6% compare
- 97 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.2% compare
- 98 Samoa 1.8% compare
- 99 Israel 1.7% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Greece?
- Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Greece was 2.3% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2009.
- How does Greece rank for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Greece ranks 96th 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 Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.