Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required was 32.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Lithuania, 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 Lithuania stood at 32.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.0% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Lithuania peaked at 69.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2021.
Lithuania ranks 37th 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 Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 58.5% | — |
| 2004 | 69.3% | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 62.3% | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 52.9% | -15.1% |
| 2007 | 41.0% | -22.5% |
| 2008 | 38.8% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 46.8% | +20.6% |
| 2010 | 46.4% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 43.2% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 49.2% | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 48.3% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 45.4% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 43.2% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 42.3% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 39.2% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 33.3% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 30.5% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 32.6% | +19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.8% | 38.8% | 69.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 33.3% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 27.4% | 32.6% | 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 Lithuania?
- Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Lithuania was 32.6% 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2021.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Lithuania ranks 37th 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 Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.