Kenya - 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 Kenya was 21.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 61.50 in 2003, while its lowest value was 21.10 in 2020.

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 61.50
2004 60.70
2005 60.20
2006 54.60
2007 49.50
2008 47.70
2009 45.30
2010 43.60
2011 42.20
2012 41.10
2013 41.30
2014 39.30
2015 28.80
2016 23.40
2017 22.00
2018 23.10
2019 21.20
2020 21.10

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Kenya was 36.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 61.20 in 2003, while its lowest value was 36.40 in 2020.

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 61.20
2004 60.70
2005 59.50
2006 59.00
2007 55.60
2008 56.40
2009 55.60
2010 53.80
2011 52.70
2012 51.00
2013 50.70
2014 49.00
2015 43.40
2016 41.10
2017 39.30
2018 39.20
2019 36.90
2020 36.40

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors