Greece - Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk)
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Greece was 0.200 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 0.400 in 2015, while its lowest value was 0.100 in 2007.
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/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.200 |
| 2005 | 0.200 |
| 2006 | 0.200 |
| 2007 | 0.100 |
| 2008 | 0.100 |
| 2009 | 0.100 |
| 2010 | 0.100 |
| 2011 | 0.200 |
| 2012 | 0.400 |
| 2013 | 0.400 |
| 2014 | 0.400 |
| 2015 | 0.400 |
| 2016 | 0.300 |
| 2017 | 0.300 |
| 2018 | 0.200 |
| 2019 | 0.300 |
| 2020 | 0.200 |
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Risk factors
