Tanzania - 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 Tanzania was 50.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 80.20 in 2003, while its lowest value was 46.10 in 2016.

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 80.20
2004 78.00
2005 73.30
2006 59.40
2007 62.50
2008 70.70
2009 72.30
2010 66.00
2011 55.20
2012 52.60
2013 53.20
2014 54.20
2015 52.20
2016 46.10
2017 50.30
2018 52.00
2019 53.40
2020 50.00

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Tanzania was 73.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 85.80 in 2003, while its lowest value was 73.50 in 2015.

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 85.80
2004 85.00
2005 84.20
2006 81.40
2007 77.90
2008 80.60
2009 81.00
2010 78.20
2011 74.30
2012 75.90
2013 77.60
2014 75.40
2015 73.50
2016 74.30
2017 74.20
2018 75.90
2019 74.40
2020 73.60

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors