Share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when in United States

United States: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when was 0.3 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
112th
of 134 countries
All-time high
1
in 2003
All-time low
0.3
in 2020
Years of data
20
2003–2022

Share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when in United States, 2003–2022

0.20.40.60.812003201220222003: 12004: 0.82005: 12006: 12007: 0.82008: 0.82009: 0.82010: 0.62011: 0.72012: 0.72013: 0.72014: 0.82015: 0.72016: 0.62017: 0.62018: 0.62019: 0.62020: 0.32021: 0.32022: 0.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

United States recorded 0.3 for share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of down 57.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when in United States peaked at 1 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 2020.

United States ranks 112th of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when in United States, year by year

Annual values for Share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when surgical care is required in United States, 2003 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2003 1 —
2004 0.8 -20.0%
2005 1 +25.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 0.8 -20.0%
2008 0.8 +0.0%
2009 0.8 +0.0%
2010 0.6 -25.0%
2011 0.7 +16.7%
2012 0.7 +0.0%
2013 0.7 +0.0%
2014 0.8 +14.3%
2015 0.7 -12.5%
2016 0.6 -14.3%
2017 0.6 +0.0%
2018 0.6 +0.0%
2019 0.6 +0.0%
2020 0.3 -50.0%
2021 0.3 +0.0%
2022 0.3 +0.0%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 0.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4, 75% of the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8857 0.8 1 7
2010s 0.66 0.6 0.8 10
2020s 0.3 0.3 0.3 3

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 112 Thailand 0.3 compare
  2. 114 Austria 0.2 compare
  3. 114 Tonga 0.2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when in United States?
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when in United States was 0.3 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2003.
What is the lowest share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 2020.
How does United States rank for share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when?
United States ranks 112th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
Is share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when surgical care is required. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when surgical care is required
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
134 places, 2,380 data points, 2003–2022
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