Angola - 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 Angola was 49.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 68.60 in 2004, while its lowest value was 20.20 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 67.50
2004 68.60
2005 63.10
2006 53.90
2007 49.70
2008 30.30
2009 21.60
2010 27.20
2011 23.60
2012 20.20
2013 25.10
2014 28.10
2015 36.40
2016 35.90
2017 35.10
2018 46.30
2019 45.60
2020 49.40

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Angola was 39.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 50.40 in 2004, while its lowest value was 24.40 in 2014.

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 49.50
2004 50.40
2005 47.90
2006 46.70
2007 45.30
2008 33.10
2009 30.80
2010 31.20
2011 30.00
2012 27.10
2013 26.50
2014 24.40
2015 25.80
2016 25.00
2017 25.10
2018 36.50
2019 36.60
2020 39.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors