Armenia - Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk)

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Armenia was 25.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 61.60 in 2003, while its lowest value was 25.30 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 61.60
2004 54.00
2005 43.10
2006 33.90
2007 30.70
2008 34.10
2009 39.00
2010 42.70
2011 36.90
2012 34.40
2013 37.50
2014 38.10
2015 42.00
2016 41.50
2017 38.20
2018 35.70
2019 32.90
2020 25.30

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors