Honduras - 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 Honduras was 46.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 62.40 in 2004, while its lowest value was 46.50 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 62.10
2004 62.40
2005 60.10
2006 59.40
2007 59.40
2008 58.70
2009 51.90
2010 55.10
2011 55.10
2012 56.70
2013 54.00
2014 51.60
2015 51.70
2016 49.70
2017 50.80
2018 50.60
2019 48.80
2020 46.50

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Honduras was 32.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 49.70 in 2003, while its lowest value was 32.10 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 49.70
2004 49.00
2005 48.30
2006 46.00
2007 43.60
2008 43.50
2009 39.00
2010 40.90
2011 43.00
2012 42.30
2013 39.10
2014 36.50
2015 34.60
2016 35.20
2017 34.80
2018 34.70
2019 34.20
2020 32.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors