Austria - 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 Austria was 0.200 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 0.400 in 2016, while its lowest value was 0.200 in 2005.

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 0.300
2004 0.400
2005 0.200
2006 0.300
2007 0.400
2008 0.400
2009 0.400
2010 0.300
2011 0.300
2012 0.300
2013 0.300
2014 0.300
2015 0.400
2016 0.400
2017 0.300
2018 0.300
2019 0.200
2020 0.200

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Austria was 0.000 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 0.000 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 2003.

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 0.000
2004 0.000
2005 0.000
2006 0.000
2007 0.000
2008 0.000
2009 0.000
2010 0.000
2011 0.000
2012 0.000
2013 0.000
2014 0.000
2015 0.000
2016 0.000
2017 0.000
2018 0.000
2019 0.000
2020 0.000

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors