Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required was 0.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Slovakia, 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 Slovakia stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Over the whole period, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Slovakia peaked at 0.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
Slovakia ranks 124th of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.1% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%. (40 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More population data for Slovakia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6534 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7735 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6534 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4772 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6992 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 71.28 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 131,931 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.5749 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Slovakia?
- Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Slovakia was 0.0% 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Slovakia ranks 124th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.