Guatemala - 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 Guatemala was 33.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 51.40 in 2003, while its lowest value was 33.60 in 2020.

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 51.40
2004 50.40
2005 49.70
2006 50.80
2007 47.40
2008 48.40
2009 45.80
2010 48.70
2011 46.90
2012 46.30
2013 45.30
2014 38.20
2015 35.30
2016 36.50
2017 35.80
2018 35.50
2019 34.20
2020 33.60

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Guatemala was 17.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 31.60 in 2003, while its lowest value was 17.70 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 31.60
2004 31.40
2005 30.60
2006 30.60
2007 28.60
2008 29.50
2009 28.70
2010 29.40
2011 28.50
2012 28.10
2013 28.10
2014 20.30
2015 19.20
2016 19.90
2017 19.60
2018 19.00
2019 18.20
2020 17.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors