Colombia - 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 Colombia was 8.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 18.40 in 2008, while its lowest value was 7.50 in 2017.

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 8.70
2004 14.30
2005 15.40
2006 15.60
2007 16.00
2008 18.40
2009 15.40
2010 14.70
2011 11.50
2012 12.00
2013 11.30
2014 11.00
2015 9.30
2016 9.00
2017 7.50
2018 8.60
2019 8.50
2020 8.10

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Colombia was 11.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 22.20 in 2004, while its lowest value was 11.20 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/)

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Year Value
2003 20.30
2004 22.20
2005 20.30
2006 20.00
2007 19.60
2008 20.90
2009 19.40
2010 19.50
2011 16.80
2012 15.60
2013 15.30
2014 15.20
2015 13.20
2016 12.70
2017 11.20
2018 12.40
2019 12.00
2020 11.40

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors