Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Haiti
Haiti: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required was 19.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Haiti, 2004–2022
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 Haiti stood at 19.1%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 49.6% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Haiti peaked at 40.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2022.
Haiti ranks 54th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 39.8% | — |
| 2005 | 40.7% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 37.5% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 20.5% | -45.3% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 29.5% | +28.3% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 26.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 34.5% | +28.7% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | -19.1% |
| 2019 | 28.9% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 37.9% | +31.1% |
| 2021 | 37.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | -49.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.3% | 37.5% | 40.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 20.5% | 34.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 19.1% | 37.9% | 3 |
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More population data for Haiti
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2679 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.028 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2679 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.2057 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 15,088 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.08 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6816 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population density 549.75 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 858,550 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Haiti?
- Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Haiti was 19.1% 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2022.
- How does Haiti rank for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Haiti ranks 54th 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 Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti 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.