Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required was 20.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 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
In 2022, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 20.5%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.7% on the previous year and down 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 96.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2022.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 51st of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 96.2% | — |
| 2004 | 89.5% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 82.3% | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 77.4% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 68.1% | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 54.1% | -20.6% |
| 2009 | 46.2% | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 51.5% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 72.6% | +41.0% |
| 2012 | 61.2% | -15.7% |
| 2013 | 60.1% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 59.7% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 51.3% | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 50.6% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 52.3% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 43.6% | -16.6% |
| 2020 | 31.7% | -27.3% |
| 2021 | 24.6% | -22.4% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.4% | 46.2% | 96.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 43.6% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 20.5% | 31.7% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 20.5% 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2022.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 51st 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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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Catastrophic expenditure is defined as direct out-of-pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care exceeding 10% of total income.