Lesotho - 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 Lesotho was 24.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 60.80 in 2003, while its lowest value was 22.80 in 2017.

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 60.80
2004 55.70
2005 58.10
2006 49.80
2007 41.50
2008 37.60
2009 34.20
2010 36.10
2011 30.10
2012 31.20
2013 27.80
2014 28.20
2015 26.90
2016 29.90
2017 22.80
2018 23.90
2019 23.50
2020 24.80

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Lesotho was 38.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 57.30 in 2003, while its lowest value was 36.00 in 2017.

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 57.30
2004 54.20
2005 52.60
2006 50.10
2007 45.90
2008 44.90
2009 44.80
2010 43.80
2011 41.10
2012 41.20
2013 39.10
2014 39.80
2015 41.20
2016 42.00
2017 36.00
2018 38.10
2019 38.50
2020 38.60

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors