European Union - 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 European Union was 2.31 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 3.40 in 2004, while its lowest value was 0.99 in 2003.

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 0.99
2004 3.40
2005 3.15
2006 2.94
2007 2.72
2008 2.49
2009 2.66
2010 2.78
2011 2.90
2012 3.13
2013 3.19
2014 2.98
2015 2.97
2016 2.72
2017 2.49
2018 2.40
2019 2.36
2020 2.31

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in European Union was 0.184 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 0.590 in 2004, while its lowest value was 0.108 in 2003.

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 0.108
2004 0.590
2005 0.389
2006 0.434
2007 0.315
2008 0.243
2009 0.292
2010 0.276
2011 0.279
2012 0.321
2013 0.334
2014 0.296
2015 0.272
2016 0.261
2017 0.228
2018 0.201
2019 0.200
2020 0.184

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors