Number of surgical procedures (per 100,000 population)

✦ DISCOVERED BY ORIONAITABLELancet 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; 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 CenterPopulationGlobal
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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.

Columns (4)

countrystringiso3stringyearstringvaluenumber

Sample rows

iso3yearvaluecountry
AFE2023Africa Eastern and Southern
AFW2023Africa Western and Central
ARB2023Arab World
CSS2023Caribbean small states
CEB2023Central Europe and the Baltics
EAR2023Early-demographic dividend
EAS2023East Asia & Pacific
EAP2023East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

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