Hungary - 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 Hungary was 30.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 45.50 in 2013, while its lowest value was 29.80 in 2019.

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
2004 38.00
2005 39.60
2006 32.50
2007 36.00
2008 32.80
2009 37.30
2010 40.20
2011 41.20
2012 43.90
2013 45.50
2014 40.40
2015 40.40
2016 34.90
2017 30.40
2018 31.00
2019 29.80
2020 30.30

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Hungary was 0.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 2.40 in 2005, while its lowest value was 0.40 in 2008.

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/)

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Year Value
2004 0.90
2005 2.40
2006 0.50
2007 0.50
2008 0.40
2009 0.50
2010 0.80
2011 0.90
2012 1.40
2013 1.70
2014 1.10
2015 1.10
2016 0.90
2017 0.60
2018 0.70
2019 0.60
2020 0.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors