North America - Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk)
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in North America was 0.179 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 0.180 in 2003, while its lowest value was 0.179 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/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.180 |
| 2004 | 0.180 |
| 2005 | 0.180 |
| 2006 | 0.180 |
| 2007 | 0.180 |
| 2008 | 0.180 |
| 2009 | 0.180 |
| 2010 | 0.180 |
| 2011 | 0.180 |
| 2012 | 0.180 |
| 2013 | 0.180 |
| 2014 | 0.180 |
| 2015 | 0.180 |
| 2016 | 0.180 |
| 2017 | 0.180 |
| 2018 | 0.180 |
| 2019 | 0.179 |
| 2020 | 0.179 |
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Risk factors
