Nepal - 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 Nepal was 59.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 82.70 in 2008, while its lowest value was 59.70 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 80.80
2004 79.80
2005 73.40
2006 70.90
2007 81.90
2008 82.70
2009 77.60
2010 75.30
2011 76.60
2012 69.00
2013 70.60
2014 66.70
2015 67.50
2016 62.50
2017 62.50
2018 62.00
2019 61.40
2020 59.70

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Nepal was 60.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 84.50 in 2003, while its lowest value was 60.30 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 83.60
2005 82.20
2006 81.80
2007 82.20
2008 82.50
2009 82.00
2010 79.40
2011 81.00
2012 73.10
2013 71.00
2014 68.10
2015 68.80
2016 68.00
2017 66.60
2018 64.20
2019 62.20
2020 60.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors