Bhutan - 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 Bhutan was 2.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 25.00 in 2012, while its lowest value was 2.50 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 23.10
2004 15.30
2005 15.70
2006 10.60
2007 14.50
2008 19.60
2009 17.50
2010 17.50
2011 15.30
2012 25.00
2013 12.60
2014 13.80
2015 11.70
2016 13.20
2017 5.00
2018 4.20
2019 3.10
2020 2.50

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Bhutan was 6.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 33.80 in 2008, while its lowest value was 6.70 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 30.30
2004 25.80
2005 24.80
2006 18.90
2007 30.20
2008 33.80
2009 29.80
2010 29.10
2011 25.90
2012 29.40
2013 15.70
2014 16.50
2015 15.20
2016 16.50
2017 12.70
2018 10.30
2019 8.20
2020 6.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors