Latvia - 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 Latvia was 87.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 96.60 in 2004, while its lowest value was 87.20 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
2004 96.60
2005 95.40
2006 91.90
2007 91.30
2008 88.60
2009 94.80
2010 93.70
2011 91.50
2012 92.20
2013 91.00
2014 90.40
2015 89.90
2016 91.00
2017 92.10
2018 87.50
2019 88.30
2020 87.20

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Latvia was 10.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 24.10 in 2005, while its lowest value was 9.60 in 2019.

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 24.10
2005 24.10
2006 14.20
2007 14.70
2008 13.30
2009 19.00
2010 13.90
2011 12.50
2012 13.00
2013 11.70
2014 10.60
2015 10.10
2016 11.20
2017 12.50
2018 10.20
2019 9.60
2020 10.20

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors