Pakistan - 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 Pakistan was 53.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 79.20 in 2006, while its lowest value was 51.30 in 2019.

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 75.30
2004 73.40
2005 73.30
2006 79.20
2007 73.50
2008 70.80
2009 74.30
2010 74.00
2011 70.10
2012 64.50
2013 64.60
2014 66.30
2015 64.30
2016 62.40
2017 53.40
2018 55.40
2019 51.30
2020 53.10

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Pakistan was 31.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 51.50 in 2003, while its lowest value was 31.40 in 2019.

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 51.50
2004 51.40
2005 49.30
2006 48.20
2007 44.80
2008 43.50
2009 47.20
2010 45.20
2011 44.00
2012 41.30
2013 41.70
2014 40.10
2015 40.10
2016 40.40
2017 34.70
2018 35.30
2019 31.40
2020 31.40

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors