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

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Australia was 0.400 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 0.900 in 2009, while its lowest value was 0.400 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 0.800
2004 0.600
2005 0.700
2006 0.600
2007 0.500
2008 0.700
2009 0.900
2010 0.600
2011 0.700
2012 0.600
2013 0.600
2014 0.600
2015 0.600
2016 0.500
2017 0.500
2018 0.500
2019 0.500
2020 0.400

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors