Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - 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/)

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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

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors