Belarus - 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 Belarus was 3.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 26.70 in 2003, while its lowest value was 3.10 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 26.70
2004 20.70
2005 23.60
2006 24.90
2007 20.00
2008 19.10
2009 23.20
2010 16.60
2011 16.80
2012 10.90
2013 11.50
2014 11.20
2015 12.70
2016 6.40
2017 6.50
2018 4.60
2019 4.40
2020 3.10

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Belarus was 0.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 8.40 in 2003, while its lowest value was 0.10 in 2019.

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/)

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Year Value
2003 8.40
2004 5.20
2005 4.80
2006 4.00
2007 3.30
2008 1.70
2009 2.00
2010 1.80
2011 1.10
2012 0.70
2013 0.50
2014 0.50
2015 0.40
2016 0.30
2017 0.30
2018 0.20
2019 0.10
2020 0.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors