Rwanda - 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 Rwanda was 8.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 65.50 in 2005, while its lowest value was 8.30 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 50.20
2004 61.70
2005 65.50
2006 64.20
2007 51.90
2008 45.60
2009 38.30
2010 31.70
2011 24.60
2012 20.50
2013 18.70
2014 17.40
2015 16.60
2016 12.30
2017 9.70
2018 9.40
2019 8.40
2020 8.30

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Rwanda was 54.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 83.40 in 2004, while its lowest value was 54.90 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 80.80
2004 83.40
2005 82.20
2006 80.60
2007 75.40
2008 74.80
2009 71.90
2010 72.00
2011 68.80
2012 66.30
2013 65.20
2014 69.20
2015 69.50
2016 67.00
2017 61.30
2018 61.20
2019 57.20
2020 54.90

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors