Mexico - 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 Mexico was 10.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 21.40 in 2003, while its lowest value was 10.10 in 2019.

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 21.40
2004 20.80
2005 19.80
2006 18.00
2007 17.40
2008 17.90
2009 18.80
2010 14.80
2011 13.70
2012 15.40
2013 15.10
2014 14.40
2015 14.80
2016 11.40
2017 11.10
2018 10.80
2019 10.10
2020 10.70

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Mexico was 5.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 10.00 in 2004, while its lowest value was 5.00 in 2018.

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 9.90
2004 10.00
2005 9.30
2006 8.00
2007 8.20
2008 9.30
2009 9.70
2010 7.20
2011 6.90
2012 8.10
2013 8.20
2014 8.30
2015 8.10
2016 5.90
2017 5.50
2018 5.00
2019 5.00
2020 5.20

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors