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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Benin was 46.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 47.70 in 2016, while its lowest value was 41.30 in 2009.

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 44.80
2004 44.60
2005 43.20
2006 43.80
2007 42.00
2008 42.60
2009 41.30
2010 41.40
2011 44.30
2012 46.40
2013 45.60
2014 44.90
2015 45.80
2016 47.70
2017 46.60
2018 47.30
2019 47.00
2020 46.00

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors