Table 4. Average imputed surgical rates and expected yearly number of operations, based on total health expenditure per capita, for 128 Member States of the World Health Organization with missing surgical volume data, 2012.
| Country | Population in 2012 | Total health expenditure per capitaa | Average imputed no. of operations per 100 000 population per year | Expected range of operations in 2012b |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 2 801 681 | 228 | 4 991 | 123 393–156 263 |
| Algeria | 38 481 705 | 279 | 6 663 | 2 253 295–2 875 033 |
| Andorra | 78 360 | 3 057 | 9 263 | 5 980–8 537 |
| Angola | 20 820 525 | 190 | 4 812 | 867 905–1 136 052 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 89 069 | 681 | 5 210 | 3 962–5 319 |
| Argentina | 41 086 927 | 995 | 5 519 | 1 993 467–2 541 889 |
| Azerbaijan | 9 295 784 | 398 | 4 225 | 339 029–446 449 |
| Bahamas | 371 960 | 1 647 | 7 067 | 22 715–29 857 |
| Barbados | 283 221 | 938 | 5 303 | 13 256–16 779 |
| Belarus | 9 464 000 | 339 | 4 593 | 373 612–495 757 |
| Belize | 324 060 | 259 | 6 199 | 17 214–22 965 |
| Benin | 10 050 702 | 33 | 406 | 35 503–46 076 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 833 916 | 447 | 4 859 | 158 739–213 844 |
| Botswana | 2 003 910 | 384 | 4 674 | 80 047–107 289 |
| Brazil | 198 656 019 | 1 056 | 6 128 | 10 500 890–13 844 633 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 412 238 | 939 | 5 740 | 20 850–26 472 |
| Burundi | 9 849 569 | 20 | 217 | 18 381–24 422 |
| Cabo Verde | 494 401 | 144 | 2 636 | 11 225–14 836 |
| Cambodia | 14 864 646 | 51 | 666 | 86 263–111 749 |
| Cameroon | 21 699 631 | 59 | 816 | 154 105–200 182 |
| Central African Republic | 4 525 209 | 18 | 165 | 6 607–8 307 |
| Chile | 17 464 814 | 1 103 | 5 462 | 843 337–1 064 491 |
| Comoros | 717 503 | 38 | 470 | 2 916–3 826 |
| Congo | 4 337 051 | 100 | 1 568 | 60 014–76 016 |
| Cook Islands | 10 777 | 511 | 4 760 | 403–623 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 19 839 750 | 88 | 1 481 | 259 012–328 483 |
| Croatia | 4 267 558 | 908 | 5 798 | 218 765–276 118 |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 24 763 188 | 76 | 1 298 | 276 561–366 155 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 65 705 093 | 15 | 144 | 82 327–106 897 |
| Djibouti | 859 652 | 129 | 2 576 | 19 458–24 832 |
| Dominica | 71 684 | 392 | 4 717 | 2 805–3 959 |
| Dominican Republic | 10 276 621 | 310 | 4 153 | 377 226–476 327 |
| Ecuador | 15 492 264 | 361 | 4 538 | 610 398–795 822 |
| Egypt | 80 721 874 | 152 | 2 889 | 2 066 134–2 598 531 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 736 296 | 1 138 | 5 834 | 37 487–48 421 |
| Eritrea | 6 130 922 | 15 | 147 | 7 796–10 238 |
| Fiji | 874 742 | 177 | 3 487 | 26 874–34 128 |
| Gabon | 1 632 572 | 397 | 4 471 | 63 539–82 433 |
| Gambia | 1 791 225 | 26 | 311 | 4 715–6 426 |
| Ghana | 25 366 462 | 83 | 1 338 | 296 538–382 153 |
| Greece | 11 092 771 | 2 044 | 5 886 | 570 323–735 563 |
| Grenada | 105 483 | 478 | 4 769 | 4 391–5 669 |
| Guinea | 11 451 273 | 32 | 384 | 38 463–49 596 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 663 558 | 30 | 333 | 4 788–6 289 |
| Guyana | 795 369 | 235 | 5 771 | 39 069–52 737 |
| Haiti | 10 173 775 | 53 | 776 | 66 467–91 429 |
| Honduras | 7 935 846 | 195 | 4 198 | 294 312–372 041 |
| Iceland | 320 716 | 3 872 | 12 163 | 33 989–44 026 |
| India | 1 236 686 732 | 61 | 904 | 9 801 319–12 556 488 |
| Indonesia | 246 864 191 | 108 | 1 839 | 3 957 879–5 120 005 |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 76 424 443 | 490 | 4 106 | 2 767 543–3 508 289 |
| Iraq | 32 578 209 | 226 | 5 409 | 1 521 217–2 003 067 |
| Jamaica | 2 707 805 | 318 | 4 337 | 103 013–131 876 |
| Japan | 127 561 489 | 4 752 | 14 508 | 16 388 287–20 626 119 |
| Jordan | 6 318 000 | 388 | 4 475 | 248 911–316 588 |
| Kazakhstan | 16 791 425 | 521 | 4 972 | 731 544–938 337 |
| Kenya | 43 178 141 | 45 | 619 | 232 365–301 898 |
| Kiribati | 100 786 | 187 | 3 998 | 3 468–4 591 |
| Kuwait | 3 250 496 | 1 428 | 5 971 | 172 105–216 085 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5 607 200 | 84 | 1 390 | 68 768–87 164 |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6 645 827 | 40 | 508 | 29 864–37 621 |
| Lebanon | 4 424 888 | 650 | 5 425 | 206 805–273 335 |
| Lesotho | 2 051 545 | 138 | 2 777 | 50 047–63 910 |
| Libya | 6 154 623 | 578 | 4 831 | 260 219–334 448 |
| Madagascar | 22 293 914 | 18 | 175 | 34 593–43 541 |
| Malawi | 15 906 483 | 25 | 297 | 41 090–53 311 |
| Malaysia | 29 239 927 | 419 | 4 537 | 1 177 889–1 475 530 |
| Maldives | 338 442 | 558 | 5 070 | 14 551–19 770 |
| Marshall Islands | 52 555 | 590 | 5 063 | 2 292–3 030 |
| Mauritania | 3 796 141 | 52 | 702 | 23 302–29 963 |
| Mauritius | 1 291 167 | 444 | 4 493 | 51 187–64 848 |
| Micronesia (Federal States of) | 103 395 | 405 | 4 537 | 4 042–5 340 |
| Monaco | 37 579 | 6 708 | 20 262 | 6 563–8 666 |
| Mongolia | 2 796 484 | 232 | 4 908 | 120 159–154 342 |
| Montenegro | 621 081 | 493 | 5 110 | 27 903–35 568 |
| Morocco | 32 521 143 | 190 | 3 929 | 1 104 656–1 450 854 |
| Mozambique | 25 203 395 | 37 | 496 | 108 974–141 142 |
| Namibia | 2 259 393 | 473 | 4 785 | 92 473–123 729 |
| Nauru | 9 378 | 564 | 4 674 | 347–529 |
| Niger | 17 157 042 | 25 | 293 | 43 349–57 053 |
| Nigeria | 168 833 776 | 94 | 1 596 | 2 360 057–3 028 546 |
| Niue | 1 269 | 1 270 | 6 365 | 47–115 |
| Norway | 5 018 573 | 9 055 | 29 239 | 1 276 741–1 657 982 |
| Pakistan | 179 160 111 | 34 | 423 | 656 418–859 980 |
| Palau | 20 754 | 972 | 6 552 | 1 138–1 581 |
| Panama | 3 802 281 | 723 | 5 194 | 174 850–220 103 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 167 010 | 114 | 2 076 | 130 103–167 403 |
| Paraguay | 6 687 361 | 392 | 4 386 | 253 242–333 423 |
| Philippines | 96 706 764 | 119 | 2 385 | 2 005 550–2 607 277 |
| Republic of Moldova | 3 559 519 | 239 | 5 789 | 178 368–233 757 |
| Romania | 20 076 727 | 420 | 5 134 | 887 449–1 174 096 |
| Russian Federation | 143 178 000 | 887 | 5 577 | 6 938 584–9 031 846 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 53 584 | 825 | 5 492 | 2 478–3 408 |
| Saint Lucia | 180 870 | 556 | 4 578 | 7 266–9 293 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 109 373 | 340 | 4 734 | 4 303–6 053 |
| Samoa | 188 889 | 245 | 5 609 | 9 101–12 087 |
| San Marino | 31 247 | 3 792 | 11 921 | 3 222–4 228 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 188 098 | 109 | 1 990 | 3 173–4 311 |
| Senegal | 13 726 021 | 51 | 715 | 84 466–111 699 |
| Serbia | 7 199 077 | 561 | 5 068 | 316 905–412 754 |
| Seychelles | 88 303 | 521 | 4 858 | 3 772–4 806 |
| Singapore | 5 312 400 | 2 426 | 7 275 | 335 808–437 171 |
| Solomon Islands | 549 598 | 148 | 3 016 | 14 468–18 681 |
| Somalia | 10 195 134 | 20 | 231 | 19 986–27 089 |
| South Africa | 52 274 945 | 645 | 4 991 | 2 235 713–2 982 830 |
| South Sudan | 10 837 527 | 27 | 311 | 29 067–38 266 |
| Sudan | 37 195 349 | 115 | 2 042 | 658 712–860 547 |
| Suriname | 534 541 | 521 | 4 947 | 22 660–30 230 |
| Swaziland | 1 230 985 | 259 | 6 176 | 66 589–85 453 |
| Tajikistan | 8 008 990 | 55 | 764 | 53 256–69 118 |
| Thailand | 66 785 001 | 215 | 4 775 | 2 756 949–3 621 426 |
| The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 2 105 575 | 327 | 4 476 | 81 800–106 710 |
| Timor-Leste | 1 148 958 | 50 | 684 | 6 835–8 892 |
| Togo | 6 642 928 | 41 | 530 | 30 889–39 566 |
| Tonga | 104 941 | 238 | 5 650 | 5 016–6 842 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 337 439 | 972 | 5 865 | 68 535–88 354 |
| Tunisia | 10 777 500 | 297 | 4 627 | 420 162–577 232 |
| Turkmenistan | 5 172 931 | 129 | 2 460 | 111 503–143 051 |
| Tuvalu | 9 860 | 577 | 5 017 | 389–601 |
| Ukraine | 45 593 300 | 293 | 4 882 | 1 891 091–2 560 965 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 205 651 | 1 343 | 5 891 | 473 401–611 217 |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 47 783 107 | 41 | 454 | 193 051–240 876 |
| Uruguay | 3 395 253 | 1 308 | 6 256 | 186 105–238 742 |
| Uzbekistan | 29 774 500 | 105 | 1 878 | 492 861–625 376 |
| Vanuatu | 247 262 | 116 | 2 084 | 4 480–5 827 |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 29 954 782 | 593 | 5 376 | 1 383 223–1 837 617 |
| Viet Nam | 88 772 900 | 102 | 1 865 | 1 459 314–1 852 719 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 724 317 | 228 | 5 168 | 620 938–797 504 |
a Adjusted to 2012 United States dollars.
b Ranges for volume of surgery are derived from the 99% prediction interval from 300 imputed data sets for each country based on total health expenditure per capita.