Ecuador - 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 Ecuador was 23.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 48.60 in 2004, while its lowest value was 22.10 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 47.40
2004 48.60
2005 45.80
2006 44.40
2007 41.50
2008 35.70
2009 35.20
2010 32.20
2011 27.40
2012 25.90
2013 26.20
2014 22.70
2015 25.50
2016 23.90
2017 22.30
2018 22.50
2019 22.10
2020 23.10

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Ecuador was 15.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 29.60 in 2004, while its lowest value was 14.00 in 2014.

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 28.60
2004 29.60
2005 28.00
2006 26.50
2007 26.70
2008 21.80
2009 20.80
2010 19.70
2011 16.50
2012 15.70
2013 15.90
2014 14.00
2015 15.10
2016 14.90
2017 14.10
2018 14.30
2019 14.40
2020 15.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors