Peru - 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 Peru was 8.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 35.30 in 2006, while its lowest value was 8.60 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 31.70
2004 30.60
2005 29.60
2006 35.30
2007 34.20
2008 29.00
2009 26.40
2010 22.80
2011 19.60
2012 19.20
2013 15.40
2014 12.90
2015 11.60
2016 10.70
2017 10.10
2018 9.50
2019 9.30
2020 8.60

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Peru was 7.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 28.90 in 2003, while its lowest value was 7.60 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 28.90
2004 25.40
2005 23.90
2006 25.30
2007 23.50
2008 18.60
2009 17.50
2010 14.70
2011 13.00
2012 11.80
2013 10.70
2014 9.70
2015 9.50
2016 8.80
2017 8.50
2018 8.30
2019 7.80
2020 7.60

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors