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

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.

Description: The map below shows how Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) varies by country in South America. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value. The country with the highest value in the region is Suriname, with a value of 32.00. The country with the lowest value in the region is Argentina, with a value of 2.20.

Source: The Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC) at Harvard Medical School (https://www.pgssc.org/)

See also: Country ranking, Time series comparison

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Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual