North America - Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk)

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in North America was 0.569 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 0.961 in 2003, while its lowest value was 0.560 in 2017.

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 0.961
2004 0.961
2005 0.880
2006 0.861
2007 0.951
2008 0.951
2009 0.770
2010 0.670
2011 0.670
2012 0.660
2013 0.750
2014 0.660
2015 0.660
2016 0.670
2017 0.560
2018 0.569
2019 0.569
2020 0.569

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors