Algeria - 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 Algeria was 9.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 19.80 in 2005, while its lowest value was 5.90 in 2014.

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 13.70
2004 19.50
2005 19.80
2006 19.50
2007 18.70
2008 16.10
2009 15.50
2010 16.60
2011 9.00
2012 6.30
2013 7.20
2014 5.90
2015 7.60
2016 7.60
2017 8.70
2018 7.90
2019 8.90
2020 9.70

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Algeria was 5.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 22.00 in 2004, while its lowest value was 5.20 in 2018.

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 21.50
2004 22.00
2005 20.90
2006 19.40
2007 18.20
2008 17.60
2009 16.10
2010 16.40
2011 7.60
2012 6.40
2013 6.20
2014 5.40
2015 6.00
2016 5.40
2017 6.00
2018 5.20
2019 5.70
2020 5.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors