Other small states - 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 Other small states was 24.11 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 39.73 in 2006, while its lowest value was 24.11 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
2006 39.73
2007 36.75
2008 35.17
2009 34.00
2010 31.96
2011 30.78
2012 31.69
2013 30.31
2014 30.64
2015 27.94
2016 28.04
2017 25.98
2018 25.22
2019 25.75
2020 24.11

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Other small states was 21.74 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 32.88 in 2006, while its lowest value was 21.74 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
2006 32.88
2007 32.24
2008 32.08
2009 30.51
2010 29.55
2011 29.55
2012 29.08
2013 28.16
2014 27.93
2015 25.83
2016 25.98
2017 24.33
2018 23.92
2019 24.11
2020 21.74

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors