Malawi - 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 Malawi was 22.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 59.20 in 2003, while its lowest value was 19.10 in 2013.

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 59.20
2004 29.60
2005 27.60
2006 26.90
2007 35.00
2008 26.10
2009 31.80
2010 34.40
2011 25.10
2012 26.20
2013 19.10
2014 22.00
2015 29.20
2016 26.50
2017 23.60
2018 22.30
2019 21.80
2020 22.00

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Malawi was 67.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 87.30 in 2004, while its lowest value was 66.70 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
2003 84.50
2004 87.30
2005 86.90
2006 86.60
2007 86.50
2008 83.70
2009 85.80
2010 80.80
2011 77.40
2012 74.60
2013 78.60
2014 75.90
2015 75.70
2016 70.80
2017 67.80
2018 68.10
2019 66.70
2020 67.40

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors