Sierra Leone - 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 Sierra Leone was 50.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 91.30 in 2007, while its lowest value was 50.40 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 89.40
2004 88.10
2005 88.80
2006 91.10
2007 91.30
2008 89.30
2009 87.70
2010 89.60
2011 85.40
2012 86.00
2013 72.00
2014 50.80
2015 52.80
2016 57.90
2017 68.30
2018 65.00
2019 59.60
2020 50.40

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Sierra Leone was 47.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 84.70 in 2010, while its lowest value was 47.90 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/)

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Year Value
2003 82.80
2004 81.70
2005 82.20
2006 83.70
2007 83.50
2008 81.20
2009 79.10
2010 84.70
2011 75.20
2012 71.90
2013 59.50
2014 65.30
2015 65.10
2016 64.20
2017 66.00
2018 60.90
2019 54.90
2020 47.90

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors