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

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 52.64 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 13 years was 65.93 in 2007, while its lowest value was 52.64 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/)

Year	Value
2007	65.93
2009	62.24
2010	60.73
2011	58.86
2012	58.66
2013	57.01
2014	56.07
2015	54.81
2016	54.05
2017	55.33
2018	56.43
2019	55.40
2020	52.64

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 59.32 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 13 years was 68.92 in 2007, while its lowest value was 59.32 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/)

Year	Value
2007	68.92
2009	66.00
2010	64.80
2011	64.91
2012	64.06
2013	62.98
2014	62.80
2015	61.74
2016	62.73
2017	62.85
2018	62.21
2019	61.78
2020	59.32

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Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors