Portugal - 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 Portugal was 5.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 10.00 in 2012, while its lowest value was 5.00 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 8.20
2004 8.10
2005 7.60
2006 8.20
2007 7.30
2008 7.40
2009 5.40
2010 5.70
2011 7.50
2012 10.00
2013 8.30
2014 7.80
2015 8.00
2016 7.50
2017 6.20
2018 5.70
2019 6.50
2020 5.00

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Portugal was 0.200 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 0.800 in 2005, while its lowest value was 0.200 in 2017.

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 0.800
2004 0.800
2005 0.800
2006 0.700
2007 0.500
2008 0.500
2009 0.300
2010 0.300
2011 0.500
2012 0.600
2013 0.500
2014 0.400
2015 0.400
2016 0.300
2017 0.200
2018 0.200
2019 0.300
2020 0.200

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors