Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required was 86.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Guinea-Bissau, 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
Guinea-Bissau recorded 86.5% for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in 2022.
The figure is up 22.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 94.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 66.9%, in 2004.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 7th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 68.1% | — |
| 2004 | 66.9% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 68.4% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 74.3% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 69.8% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 72.4% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 71.2% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 70.4% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 70.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 87.1% | +23.7% |
| 2013 | 89.6% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 87.6% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 90.3% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 87.5% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 85.6% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 88.9% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 70.8% | -21.3% |
| 2022 | 86.5% | +22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.2% | 66.9% | 74.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 85.1% | 70.4% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 70.8% | 90.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 4 Latvia 89.9% compare
- 5 Central African Republic 89.7% compare
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 87.5% compare
- 8 Niger 86.3% compare
- 9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 85.0% compare
- 10 Sierra Leone 84.3% compare
More population data for Guinea-Bissau
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.1406 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.1406 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1572 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 3,445 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4106 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Population density 165.91 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 302,001 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Guinea-Bissau?
- Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Guinea-Bissau was 86.5% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.9% in 2004.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 7th 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.