Lao PDR - 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 Lao PDR was 45.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 91.20 in 2003, while its lowest value was 42.80 in 2009.

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 91.20
2004 82.90
2005 77.00
2006 71.20
2007 63.30
2008 54.50
2009 42.80
2010 53.20
2011 68.30
2012 57.90
2013 57.40
2014 56.40
2015 50.00
2016 49.30
2017 50.50
2018 49.00
2019 47.80
2020 45.80

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Lao PDR was 29.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 78.60 in 2003, while its lowest value was 29.00 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 78.60
2004 69.70
2005 66.80
2006 62.90
2007 60.70
2008 54.40
2009 50.00
2010 46.30
2011 47.40
2012 39.40
2013 38.40
2014 37.30
2015 35.60
2016 33.90
2017 34.10
2018 32.40
2019 31.40
2020 29.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors