El Salvador - 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 El Salvador was 11.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 39.40 in 2003, while its lowest value was 11.00 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/)

See also:

Year Value
2003 39.40
2004 35.40
2005 32.50
2006 23.70
2007 24.00
2008 24.80
2009 24.30
2010 21.60
2011 17.70
2012 19.20
2013 16.70
2014 15.10
2015 13.50
2016 12.10
2017 11.00
2018 11.90
2019 11.70
2020 11.30

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in El Salvador was 7.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 23.50 in 2003, while its lowest value was 7.10 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
2003 23.50
2004 20.20
2005 20.00
2006 16.00
2007 14.80
2008 16.50
2009 16.40
2010 14.10
2011 12.70
2012 12.10
2013 12.40
2014 11.10
2015 9.70
2016 8.50
2017 7.30
2018 7.60
2019 7.40
2020 7.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors