Uganda - 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 Uganda was 64.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 81.20 in 2006, while its lowest value was 64.70 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 71.20
2004 76.50
2005 77.50
2006 81.20
2007 77.40
2008 77.60
2009 71.50
2010 66.40
2011 69.70
2012 74.50
2013 73.50
2014 70.00
2015 73.10
2016 70.70
2017 70.20
2018 67.20
2019 71.70
2020 64.70

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Uganda was 68.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 83.90 in 2006, while its lowest value was 68.70 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 82.40
2004 83.60
2005 83.80
2006 83.90
2007 80.00
2008 80.40
2009 75.90
2010 74.20
2011 74.20
2012 73.90
2013 73.70
2014 74.50
2015 72.10
2016 72.30
2017 72.80
2018 70.90
2019 72.00
2020 68.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors