Chile - 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 Chile was 16.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 24.40 in 2003, while its lowest value was 6.80 in 2018.

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 24.40
2004 23.20
2005 22.40
2006 17.90
2007 15.80
2008 17.90
2009 12.50
2010 12.30
2011 10.50
2012 9.30
2013 9.00
2014 8.70
2015 7.40
2016 7.50
2017 7.10
2018 6.80
2019 15.00
2020 16.60

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Chile was 8.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 13.50 in 2003, while its lowest value was 3.40 in 2017.

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 13.50
2004 12.90
2005 12.30
2006 8.50
2007 7.70
2008 10.60
2009 6.70
2010 6.50
2011 5.20
2012 4.90
2013 4.60
2014 4.50
2015 3.70
2016 3.60
2017 3.40
2018 3.40
2019 7.90
2020 8.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors