Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required was 8.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 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
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of recorded 8.6% for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in 2022.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 19.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2015.
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 77th 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 18.0% | — |
| 2004 | 16.6% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | +16.3% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | -54.4% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | +20.5% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -24.0% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | +19.1% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | +60.8% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | -26.6% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 8.8% | 19.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 6.8% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 8.0% | 8.6% | 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 8.6% 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2015.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 77th 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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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Catastrophic expenditure is defined as direct out-of-pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care exceeding 10% of total income.