South Africa - 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 South Africa was 15.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 22.40 in 2005, while its lowest value was 14.90 in 2004.

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 15.60
2004 14.90
2005 22.40
2006 21.60
2007 21.00
2008 17.60
2009 16.80
2010 15.60
2011 15.50
2012 15.10
2013 15.40
2014 15.00
2015 15.10
2016 15.40
2017 14.90
2018 15.50
2019 15.40
2020 15.00

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in South Africa was 27.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 31.70 in 2005, while its lowest value was 23.50 in 2003.

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 23.50
2004 23.50
2005 31.70
2006 31.40
2007 30.00
2008 27.80
2009 28.50
2010 27.30
2011 27.10
2012 26.90
2013 27.00
2014 27.30
2015 27.40
2016 27.40
2017 27.00
2018 27.50
2019 27.40
2020 27.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors