Philippines - Affordability of health care

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk)

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Philippines was 24.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 48.30 in 2005, while its lowest value was 24.80 in 2020.

Definition: The proportion of population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when surgical care is required. Catastrophic expenditure is defined as direct out of pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care exceeding 10% of total income.

Source: The Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC) at Harvard Medical School (https://www.pgssc.org/)

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Year Value
2003 40.90
2004 42.50
2005 48.30
2006 42.30
2007 45.50
2008 45.30
2009 43.50
2010 43.10
2011 43.20
2012 40.30
2013 40.10
2014 39.80
2015 34.90
2016 29.80
2017 29.90
2018 28.50
2019 28.30
2020 24.80

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk)

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Philippines was 17.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 35.20 in 2005, while its lowest value was 17.00 in 2020.

Definition: The proportion of population at risk of impoverishing expenditure when surgical care is required. Impoverishing expenditure is defined as direct out of pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care which drive people below a poverty threshold (using a threshold of $1.25 PPP/day).

Source: The Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC) at Harvard Medical School (https://www.pgssc.org/)

See also:

Year Value
2003 34.70
2004 35.00
2005 35.20
2006 33.10
2007 33.00
2008 32.50
2009 32.10
2010 31.10
2011 29.80
2012 28.60
2013 28.20
2014 27.60
2015 23.40
2016 20.90
2017 20.50
2018 19.40
2019 18.60
2020 17.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors