Lower middle income - 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 Lower middle income was 32.62 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 62.90 in 2005, while its lowest value was 32.62 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 62.43
2004 60.52
2005 62.90
2006 59.57
2007 56.72
2008 54.60
2009 52.22
2010 52.16
2011 47.74
2012 47.89
2013 45.50
2014 44.33
2015 41.63
2016 38.89
2017 36.91
2018 34.65
2019 33.61
2020 32.62

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Lower middle income was 25.03 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 53.86 in 2003, while its lowest value was 25.03 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/)

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Year Value
2003 53.86
2004 51.70
2005 51.49
2006 49.60
2007 45.83
2008 44.54
2009 43.75
2010 41.78
2011 39.32
2012 39.14
2013 35.07
2014 33.38
2015 32.70
2016 31.38
2017 29.40
2018 27.20
2019 26.41
2020 25.03

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors