Burkina Faso - 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 Burkina Faso was 40.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 66.10 in 2003, while its lowest value was 40.80 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 66.10
2004 59.10
2005 60.00
2006 57.90
2007 51.40
2008 55.30
2009 56.10
2010 51.60
2011 53.50
2012 51.90
2013 52.70
2014 51.30
2015 53.10
2016 46.30
2017 45.60
2018 48.40
2019 45.10
2020 40.80

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Burkina Faso was 54.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 74.80 in 2003, while its lowest value was 54.20 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 74.80
2004 72.10
2005 71.30
2006 69.70
2007 67.90
2008 66.40
2009 67.10
2010 65.10
2011 64.30
2012 62.50
2013 60.40
2014 60.20
2015 58.70
2016 58.40
2017 59.00
2018 58.70
2019 57.10
2020 54.20

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors