China - 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 China was 7.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 69.70 in 2003, while its lowest value was 7.80 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 69.70
2004 67.70
2005 62.50
2006 57.30
2007 52.10
2008 44.90
2009 38.40
2010 34.30
2011 27.40
2012 25.60
2013 18.90
2014 17.20
2015 13.30
2016 12.30
2017 11.20
2018 9.50
2019 8.00
2020 7.80

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in China was 6.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 50.30 in 2003, while its lowest value was 6.10 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 50.30
2004 47.00
2005 43.40
2006 40.30
2007 36.60
2008 35.10
2009 30.80
2010 28.10
2011 23.90
2012 20.60
2013 15.10
2014 14.20
2015 11.40
2016 10.20
2017 9.30
2018 7.40
2019 6.70
2020 6.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors