Number of surgical procedures (per 100,000 population) - Country Ranking
Definition: The number of procedures undertaken in an operating theatre per 100,000 population per year in each country. A procedure is defined as the incision, excision, or manipulation of tissue that needs regional or general anaesthesia, or profound sedation to control pain.
Source: The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery (www.lancetglobalsurgery.org).
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
Rank | Country | Value | Year |
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1 | Colombia | 27,385.00 | 2015 |
2 | Switzerland | 25,923.00 | 2012 |
3 | Luxembourg | 21,933.00 | 2012 |
4 | Denmark | 21,197.00 | 2015 |
5 | Belgium | 20,712.00 | 2013 |
6 | Latvia | 18,395.00 | 2015 |
7 | Sweden | 17,480.00 | 2017 |
8 | Netherlands | 16,639.00 | 2012 |
9 | France | 16,306.00 | 2012 |
10 | Brazil | 13,940.00 | 2015 |
11 | Hungary | 13,827.00 | 2010 |
12 | Austria | 13,795.00 | 2014 |
13 | Malta | 13,232.00 | 2012 |
14 | Germany | 12,188.00 | 2012 |
15 | United States | 12,087.00 | 2007 |
16 | Turkey | 11,911.00 | 2010 |
17 | Spain | 10,579.00 | 2014 |
18 | United Kingdom | 10,487.00 | 2014 |
19 | Lithuania | 10,189.00 | 2015 |
20 | Australia | 10,156.00 | 2016 |
21 | Estonia | 9,684.00 | 2014 |
22 | Finland | 8,850.00 | 2014 |
23 | Slovak Republic | 8,786.00 | 2012 |
24 | Cayman Islands | 8,771.00 | 2015 |
25 | Belarus | 8,741.00 | 2014 |
26 | Portugal | 8,439.00 | 2011 |
27 | Slovenia | 7,579.00 | 2010 |
28 | Nauru | 7,130.00 | 2016 |
29 | Italy | 6,918.00 | 2012 |
30 | Bulgaria | 6,884.00 | 2010 |
31 | Russia | 6,622.00 | 2010 |
32 | Czech Republic | 6,268.00 | 2012 |
33 | Georgia | 5,488.00 | 2014 |
34 | Mongolia | 5,339.00 | 2014 |
35 | Ukraine | 5,337.00 | 2011 |
36 | New Zealand | 5,308.00 | 2016 |
37 | Andorra | 5,178.00 | 2014 |
38 | San Marino | 5,145.00 | 2015 |
39 | Tonga | 5,061.00 | 2016 |
40 | Sri Lanka | 4,943.00 | 2015 |
41 | Moldova | 4,898.00 | 2014 |
42 | Israel | 4,879.00 | 2014 |
43 | Nicaragua | 4,860.00 | 2010 |
44 | Cuba | 4,757.00 | 2012 |
45 | Kazakhstan | 4,459.00 | 2015 |
46 | Seychelles | 4,268.00 | 2012 |
47 | Armenia | 4,198.00 | 2015 |
48 | Bahrain | 3,899.00 | 2012 |
49 | Costa Rica | 3,746.00 | 2014 |
50 | Tuvalu | 3,417.00 | 2016 |
51 | Korea | 3,406.00 | 2012 |
52 | Saudi Arabia | 3,399.00 | 2012 |
53 | Mali | 3,321.00 | 2009 |
54 | Cyprus | 3,057.00 | 2014 |
55 | Ireland | 3,053.00 | 2010 |
56 | Kyrgyz Republic | 3,045.00 | 2015 |
57 | Peru | 3,005.00 | 2011 |
58 | Jordan | 2,982.00 | 2015 |
59 | El Salvador | 2,797.00 | 2009 |
60 | China | 2,732.00 | 2012 |
61 | Turkmenistan | 2,698.00 | 2015 |
62 | Bhutan | 2,639.00 | 2015 |
63 | Uzbekistan | 2,584.00 | 2015 |
64 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,509.00 | 2015 |
65 | Bolivia | 2,305.00 | 2010 |
66 | Oman | 2,293.00 | 2015 |
67 | Mauritius | 2,057.00 | 2014 |
68 | Belize | 1,964.00 | 2014 |
69 | Albania | 1,900.00 | 2013 |
70 | Qatar | 1,891.00 | 2009 |
71 | Azerbaijan | 1,842.00 | 2015 |
72 | Kiribati | 1,718.00 | 2016 |
73 | Tajikistan | 1,691.00 | 2015 |
74 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1,617.00 | 2010 |
75 | Ecuador | 1,552.00 | 2015 |
75 | Samoa | 1,552.00 | 2016 |
77 | Poland | 1,515.00 | 2012 |
78 | Guatemala | 1,505.00 | 2012 |
79 | Fiji | 1,490.00 | 2016 |
80 | Mexico | 1,303.00 | 2015 |
81 | Vanuatu | 1,277.00 | 2016 |
82 | Papua New Guinea | 1,264.00 | 2016 |
83 | Ghana | 869.00 | 2015 |
84 | Solomon Islands | 868.00 | 2016 |
85 | Morocco | 756.00 | 2015 |
86 | Zambia | 680.00 | 2010 |
87 | Myanmar | 668.00 | 2011 |
88 | Rwanda | 512.00 | 2010 |
89 | Liberia | 462.00 | 2018 |
90 | Timor-Leste | 433.00 | 2016 |
91 | Sierra Leone | 372.00 | 2017 |
91 | Malawi | 372.00 | 2003 |
93 | Mozambique | 367.00 | 2015 |
94 | Burkina Faso | 328.00 | 2012 |
95 | Kenya | 263.00 | 2002 |
95 | Niger | 263.00 | 2014 |
97 | Uganda | 241.00 | 2011 |
98 | Afghanistan | 229.00 | 2008 |
99 | Nepal | 209.00 | 2011 |
100 | Madagascar | 163.00 | 2016 |
101 | Bangladesh | 161.00 | 2011 |
102 | Yemen | 158.00 | 2014 |
103 | Chad | 52.00 | 2012 |
104 | Ethiopia | 43.00 | 2011 |
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Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual