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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Togo was 68.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 76.70 in 2006, while its lowest value was 68.90 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
2006 76.70
2007 76.20
2008 76.10
2009 76.60
2010 74.60
2011 75.30
2012 75.50
2013 75.00
2014 72.90
2015 72.40
2016 71.50
2017 71.90
2018 71.70
2019 71.00
2020 68.90

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors