Cyprus - 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 Cyprus was 8.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 16.00 in 2013, while its lowest value was 7.10 in 2010.

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
2004 9.70
2005 10.30
2006 10.80
2007 10.30
2008 11.60
2009 11.50
2010 7.10
2011 9.90
2012 11.10
2013 16.00
2014 13.70
2015 12.10
2016 12.20
2017 9.00
2018 8.80
2019 7.30
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 Cyprus was 0.100 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 1.000 in 2013, while its lowest value was 0.100 in 2004.

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
2004 0.100
2005 0.100
2006 0.200
2007 0.200
2008 0.200
2009 0.200
2010 0.100
2011 0.200
2012 0.400
2013 1.000
2014 0.600
2015 0.400
2016 0.300
2017 0.200
2018 0.100
2019 0.100
2020 0.100

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors