Iran - 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 Iran was 30.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 51.80 in 2005, while its lowest value was 29.30 in 2014.

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 51.20
2005 51.80
2006 43.00
2007 41.90
2008 45.20
2009 42.70
2010 43.70
2011 43.00
2012 41.40
2013 36.30
2014 29.30
2015 30.80
2016 32.20
2017 30.70
2018 31.30
2019 31.30
2020 30.20

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Iran was 15.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 24.50 in 2005, while its lowest value was 12.90 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/)

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Year Value
2004 24.50
2005 24.50
2006 21.50
2007 20.30
2008 21.60
2009 18.50
2010 17.70
2011 17.50
2012 18.00
2013 12.90
2014 13.20
2015 15.40
2016 15.30
2017 16.60
2018 16.00
2019 15.50
2020 15.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors