Costa Rica - 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 Costa Rica was 7.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 18.40 in 2004, while its lowest value was 6.80 in 2019.

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 17.80
2004 18.40
2005 17.00
2006 16.80
2007 16.80
2008 13.70
2009 15.10
2010 11.10
2011 11.50
2012 10.20
2013 10.40
2014 10.10
2015 8.90
2016 8.20
2017 7.70
2018 7.40
2019 6.80
2020 7.50

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Costa Rica was 7.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 13.20 in 2003, while its lowest value was 7.10 in 2019.

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 13.20
2004 12.60
2005 11.70
2006 12.30
2007 12.10
2008 10.60
2009 12.60
2010 9.80
2011 9.90
2012 9.00
2013 9.90
2014 8.80
2015 8.10
2016 8.30
2017 7.80
2018 7.20
2019 7.10
2020 7.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors