Madagascar - 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 Madagascar was 57.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 77.90 in 2003, while its lowest value was 54.80 in 2016.

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 77.90
2004 68.80
2005 68.80
2006 70.20
2007 71.50
2008 73.90
2009 75.20
2010 74.00
2011 64.90
2012 70.10
2013 69.40
2014 60.40
2015 59.00
2016 54.80
2017 61.10
2018 68.70
2019 58.60
2020 57.40

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Madagascar was 80.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 84.50 in 2003, while its lowest value was 80.10 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 84.50
2004 82.20
2005 83.00
2006 82.50
2007 82.50
2008 81.70
2009 81.90
2010 82.30
2011 81.40
2012 82.90
2013 80.90
2014 81.40
2015 82.20
2016 82.00
2017 83.40
2018 81.60
2019 81.80
2020 80.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors