Argentina - 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 Argentina was 2.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 17.80 in 2003, while its lowest value was 1.60 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 17.80
2004 13.00
2005 15.00
2006 11.10
2007 9.70
2008 6.10
2009 5.20
2010 4.20
2011 2.80
2012 1.60
2013 1.60
2014 1.70
2015 1.70
2016 2.10
2017 1.60
2018 1.80
2019 1.80
2020 2.20

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Argentina was 4.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 16.30 in 2003, while its lowest value was 3.10 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/)

See also:

Year Value
2003 16.30
2004 12.30
2005 11.60
2006 9.50
2007 8.30
2008 6.40
2009 6.10
2010 5.50
2011 3.90
2012 3.40
2013 3.10
2014 3.80
2015 3.60
2016 3.80
2017 3.10
2018 3.60
2019 3.80
2020 4.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors