Malta - Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk)
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Malta was 0.000 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 0.100 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 2006.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.000 |
| 2007 | 0.100 |
| 2008 | 0.100 |
| 2009 | 0.100 |
| 2010 | 0.100 |
| 2011 | 0.100 |
| 2012 | 0.100 |
| 2013 | 0.000 |
| 2014 | 0.100 |
| 2015 | 0.100 |
| 2016 | 0.100 |
| 2017 | 0.100 |
| 2018 | 0.100 |
| 2019 | 0.000 |
| 2020 | 0.000 |
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Risk factors
