Turkmenistan - 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 Turkmenistan was 7.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 70.40 in 2003, while its lowest value was 7.20 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 70.40
2004 69.10
2005 66.60
2006 59.90
2007 50.60
2008 50.10
2009 40.90
2010 35.60
2011 30.20
2012 25.90
2013 21.50
2014 17.90
2015 18.00
2016 15.70
2017 12.80
2018 10.30
2019 8.20
2020 7.20

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Turkmenistan was 3.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 61.00 in 2003, while its lowest value was 3.50 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/)

See also:

Year Value
2003 61.00
2004 55.60
2005 48.40
2006 42.80
2007 36.40
2008 32.70
2009 26.70
2010 22.50
2011 19.20
2012 16.50
2013 13.40
2014 11.20
2015 9.70
2016 8.00
2017 6.40
2018 5.30
2019 4.30
2020 3.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors