Lithuania - 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 Lithuania was 36.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 64.10 in 2005, while its lowest value was 36.40 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 64.10
2005 64.10
2006 52.00
2007 43.00
2008 43.50
2009 46.80
2010 45.50
2011 40.40
2012 50.30
2013 47.90
2014 46.90
2015 45.00
2016 43.40
2017 39.70
2018 37.20
2019 36.80
2020 36.40

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Lithuania was 2.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 6.90 in 2004, while its lowest value was 1.60 in 2011.

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 6.90
2005 5.10
2006 3.00
2007 2.30
2008 2.60
2009 4.00
2010 2.30
2011 1.60
2012 2.90
2013 2.80
2014 3.70
2015 3.30
2016 3.60
2017 2.60
2018 2.80
2019 2.80
2020 2.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors