Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) - Country Ranking - 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.
Source: The Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC) at Harvard Medical School (https://www.pgssc.org/)
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
Find indicator:
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suriname | 32.00 | 2007 |
| 2 | Guyana | 26.10 | 2007 |
| 3 | Paraguay | 24.80 | 2020 |
| 4 | Venezuela | 24.40 | 2020 |
| 5 | Ecuador | 23.10 | 2020 |
| 6 | Chile | 16.60 | 2020 |
| 7 | Brazil | 15.40 | 2020 |
| 8 | Peru | 8.60 | 2020 |
| 9 | Colombia | 8.10 | 2020 |
| 10 | Bolivia | 7.90 | 2020 |
| 11 | Uruguay | 2.80 | 2020 |
| 12 | Argentina | 2.20 | 2020 |
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Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
