Estonia - 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 Estonia was 75.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 91.50 in 2004, while its lowest value was 74.00 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 90.40
2004 91.50
2005 88.50
2006 86.30
2007 81.40
2008 77.30
2009 83.30
2010 84.00
2011 82.70
2012 81.80
2013 84.40
2014 81.00
2015 79.90
2016 77.20
2017 78.90
2018 77.20
2019 74.00
2020 75.10

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Estonia was 2.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 15.50 in 2003, while its lowest value was 2.60 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 15.50
2004 10.70
2005 8.60
2006 7.80
2007 4.70
2008 4.00
2009 5.30
2010 5.70
2011 5.60
2012 6.00
2013 7.70
2014 7.20
2015 5.10
2016 3.30
2017 3.30
2018 2.80
2019 4.80
2020 2.60

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors