Guinea - 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 Guinea was 55.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 72.50 in 2010, while its lowest value was 52.20 in 2016.

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 61.50
2004 63.30
2005 64.90
2006 69.90
2007 70.00
2008 72.20
2009 70.60
2010 72.50
2011 70.50
2012 66.00
2013 65.80
2014 59.70
2015 53.00
2016 52.20
2017 59.00
2018 62.70
2019 53.70
2020 55.80

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Guinea was 46.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 61.00 in 2010, while its lowest value was 46.10 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 59.20
2004 59.50
2005 57.00
2006 55.90
2007 55.20
2008 59.40
2009 59.50
2010 61.00
2011 60.60
2012 51.80
2013 51.40
2014 50.80
2015 47.90
2016 48.90
2017 50.30
2018 51.40
2019 47.20
2020 46.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors