Niger - 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 Niger was 74.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 91.70 in 2016, while its lowest value was 74.20 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 90.80
2004 91.00
2005 87.40
2006 87.10
2007 90.50
2008 89.80
2009 88.60
2010 90.30
2011 90.90
2012 90.40
2013 87.50
2014 88.50
2015 86.00
2016 91.70
2017 85.20
2018 84.70
2019 81.10
2020 74.20

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Niger was 72.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 89.70 in 2011, while its lowest value was 72.00 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 85.10
2004 85.60
2005 85.20
2006 85.80
2007 88.60
2008 88.80
2009 87.60
2010 87.80
2011 89.70
2012 84.90
2013 83.70
2014 87.70
2015 85.40
2016 87.60
2017 85.20
2018 83.20
2019 81.80
2020 72.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors