Indicator Code : SH.SGR.PROC.P5
Indicator name : Nombre d’interventions chirurgicales (pour 100 000 hab.)
Source note : 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 organization : Commission Lancet sur la chirurgie mondiale (www.lancetglobalsurgery.org).