Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Mali
Mali: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required was 46.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Mali, 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
The most recent figure for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Mali is 46.6%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Mali peaked at 92.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 2020.
That places Mali 29th out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 92.5% | — |
| 2004 | 88.3% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 88.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 86.3% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 88.5% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 88.1% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 89.2% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 82.3% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 76.7% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 71.1% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 54.4% | -23.5% |
| 2014 | 49.5% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 48.9% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 52.6% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 45.0% | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 38.7% | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 47.0% | +21.4% |
| 2022 | 46.6% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.8% | 86.3% | 92.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 45.0% | 82.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 38.7% | 47.0% | 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 Mali?
- Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Mali was 46.6% 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 2020.
- How does Mali rank for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Mali ranks 29th 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 Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali 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.