| Code | SH.SGR.PROC.P5 |
| Indicator Name | Number of surgical procedures (per 100,000 population) |
| Short 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. |
| Long 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 | 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;
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 |
| Topic | Health: Health systems |
| Dataset | WDI |
| Unit of measure | Per 100,000 population |
| Periodicity | Annual |
| Reference period | 2002-2023 |
| Aggregation method | Weighted average |
| Statistical concept and methodology | Methodology: 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.
Statistical concept(s): The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery, assembled in 2013 to assess surgical care around the world. Commissioners engaged in an iterative global consultative process with partners in over 110 countries to develop six core indicators of the strength of a surgical system. Two indicators assess a country’s preparedness to deliver safe surgery and anesthesia, two assess the current delivery of safe care, and two assess the state of financial risk protection for those seeking surgery. |
| Development relevance | Billions people lack access to safe and affordable surgical, anesthesia and obstetric (SAO) care while a third of the global burden of disease requires surgical and/or anesthesia decision-making or treatment. Treating the sick very often requires surgery and anesthesia. Despite such huge burden of disease, safe and affordable SAO care is often overlooked. |
| Limitations and exceptions | Prior to 2015, global data on surgery, anesthesia and obstetric care was virtually nonexistent. With the idea that “We can’t manage what we don’t measure”, the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery developed six Surgical, Obstetric and Anesthesia (SAO) indicators and collected data for them. The analysis of these data show large gaps in SAO care across countries by income groups. |
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