Venezuela - 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 Venezuela was 24.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 25.10 in 2019, while its lowest value was 9.40 in 2012.

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 21.30
2004 19.60
2005 22.30
2006 11.30
2007 10.50
2008 13.30
2009 14.80
2010 14.50
2011 12.30
2012 9.40
2013 10.60
2014 10.80
2015 10.10
2016 14.00
2017 22.50
2018 22.50
2019 25.10
2020 24.40

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Venezuela was 11.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 18.30 in 2005, while its lowest value was 8.20 in 2013.

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
2003 16.70
2004 17.20
2005 18.30
2006 10.20
2007 8.80
2008 8.80
2009 9.50
2010 9.60
2011 9.00
2012 8.50
2013 8.20
2014 8.90
2015 9.10
2016 9.30
2017 10.10
2018 10.60
2019 11.40
2020 11.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors