Iceland - 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 Iceland was 33.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 55.30 in 2011, while its lowest value was 32.10 in 2018.

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 46.60
2004 49.40
2005 46.50
2006 39.00
2007 33.10
2008 41.30
2009 49.70
2010 53.70
2011 55.30
2012 52.30
2013 49.30
2014 51.50
2015 45.60
2016 37.10
2017 37.00
2018 32.10
2019 36.30
2020 33.30

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Iceland was 0.100 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 0.500 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.100 in 2013.

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 0.200
2004 0.300
2005 0.300
2006 0.300
2007 0.200
2008 0.500
2009 0.400
2010 0.200
2011 0.300
2012 0.300
2013 0.100
2014 0.300
2015 0.200
2016 0.100
2017 0.100
2018 0.100
2019 0.100
2020 0.100

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors