Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required was 59.0% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Madagascar, 2003–2016
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 2016, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Madagascar stood at 59.0%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Madagascar peaked at 81.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2016.
That places Madagascar 19th out of 134 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 81.8% | — |
| 2004 | 72.2% | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 75.0% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 73.8% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 76.3% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 78.8% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 79.7% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 78.7% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 68.1% | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 74.9% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 76.3% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 68.6% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 63.2% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 59.0% | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.8% | 72.2% | 81.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 69.8% | 59.0% | 78.7% | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Madagascar?
- Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Madagascar was 59.0% in 2016, 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 81.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2016.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Madagascar ranks 19th out of 134 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.