World - 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 World was 21.25 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 49.93 in 2003, while its lowest value was 21.25 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 49.93
2004 48.49
2005 48.02
2006 44.44
2007 42.36
2008 38.68
2009 36.26
2010 35.21
2011 31.77
2012 31.66
2013 29.15
2014 28.15
2015 26.37
2016 24.97
2017 23.88
2018 22.71
2019 21.89
2020 21.25

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in World was 17.18 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 40.24 in 2003, while its lowest value was 17.18 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
2003 40.24
2004 38.52
2005 37.43
2006 35.23
2007 33.16
2008 31.47
2009 30.20
2010 28.74
2011 26.80
2012 26.07
2013 23.16
2014 22.24
2015 21.39
2016 20.61
2017 19.62
2018 18.40
2019 18.05
2020 17.18

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors