Dem. Rep. Congo - 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 Dem. Rep. Congo was 74.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 95.50 in 2004, while its lowest value was 74.40 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
2004 95.50
2005 94.30
2006 93.10
2007 94.50
2008 89.40
2009 87.80
2010 81.70
2011 85.30
2012 82.20
2013 78.10
2014 80.00
2015 76.00
2016 74.50
2017 78.00
2018 77.30
2019 74.50
2020 74.40

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 84.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 93.10 in 2004, while its lowest value was 84.40 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
2004 93.10
2005 92.50
2006 90.90
2007 92.10
2008 91.60
2009 91.70
2010 89.90
2011 92.70
2012 90.00
2013 87.30
2014 87.00
2015 85.80
2016 84.50
2017 85.80
2018 86.80
2019 85.40
2020 84.40

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors