Senegal - 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 Senegal was 37.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 49.20 in 2004, while its lowest value was 30.70 in 2006.

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 48.60
2004 49.20
2005 32.60
2006 30.70
2007 34.10
2008 33.20
2009 35.40
2010 36.00
2011 42.60
2012 42.00
2013 46.00
2014 41.20
2015 40.90
2016 39.80
2017 41.70
2018 39.60
2019 37.70
2020 37.40

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Senegal was 27.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 36.80 in 2004, while its lowest value was 27.70 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 36.50
2004 36.80
2005 33.10
2006 31.10
2007 30.60
2008 30.90
2009 30.60
2010 30.20
2011 32.90
2012 31.70
2013 32.60
2014 32.90
2015 31.00
2016 30.80
2017 30.60
2018 29.00
2019 28.80
2020 27.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors