Jordan - 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 Jordan was 15.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 30.10 in 2003, while its lowest value was 7.20 in 2009.

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 30.10
2004 28.70
2005 21.90
2006 19.70
2007 17.90
2008 10.90
2009 7.20
2010 8.20
2011 8.90
2012 7.80
2013 7.40
2014 7.90
2015 14.80
2016 18.40
2017 18.70
2018 18.80
2019 16.90
2020 15.90

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Jordan was 7.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 11.50 in 2003, while its lowest value was 3.90 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/)

See also:

Year Value
2003 11.50
2004 11.30
2005 8.30
2006 6.00
2007 6.40
2008 3.90
2009 4.80
2010 6.20
2011 6.70
2012 5.60
2013 5.80
2014 6.60
2015 7.40
2016 8.80
2017 8.50
2018 8.50
2019 7.80
2020 7.40

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors