Number of surgical procedures

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.

Publisher
World Bank
Unit
Cadence
Annual
Series
122
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Updated
2026-09-06

Provenance

Who produced these figures, as World Bank declares it — not inferred, and each line says which published field it was read from.

  1. Produced by

    Lancet Commission on Global Surgery

    Lancet Commission on Global Surgery, uri: www.lancetglobalsurgery.org, note: Data from various sources compiled by the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery and the Center for Health Equity in Surgery and Anesthesia at UCSF Medical Center

    declared by worldbank in sourceOrganization

    Center for Health Equity in Surgery and Anesthesia

    Center for Health Equity in Surgery and Anesthesia, note: Data from various sources compiled by the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery and the Center for Health Equity in Surgery and Anesthesia at UCSF Medical Center

    declared by worldbank in sourceOrganization

  2. Read from

    World Bank

    World Development Indicators

    declared by worldbank in source

Latest observations

CountryPeriodValueUnit
Hong Kong20231734.50per 100,000 population
Spain20236953.20per 100,000 population
Bhutan20222909per 100,000 population
Estonia202214,832per 100,000 population
Finland202215,870per 100,000 population
Germany202219,124per 100,000 population
Korea, Republic of20223234.90per 100,000 population
Lithuania20224303.60per 100,000 population
Macao20222721.20per 100,000 population
Mauritius20224051.10per 100,000 population

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