Syrian Arab Republic - 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 Syrian Arab Republic was 37.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 57.30 in 2008, while its lowest value was 37.10 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
2004 51.40
2005 51.20
2006 53.60
2007 56.30
2008 57.30
2009 55.10
2010 57.10
2011 54.00
2012 53.40
2013 51.50
2014 50.30
2015 45.30
2016 46.10
2017 41.40
2018 40.70
2019 40.40
2020 37.10

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Syrian Arab Republic was 14.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 26.30 in 2010, while its lowest value was 14.00 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
2004 22.60
2005 23.30
2006 24.00
2007 25.10
2008 25.30
2009 24.80
2010 26.30
2011 23.60
2012 23.00
2013 21.80
2014 20.10
2015 17.80
2016 17.90
2017 15.10
2018 15.10
2019 14.60
2020 14.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors