Azerbaijan - 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 Azerbaijan was 28.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 77.90 in 2003, while its lowest value was 24.80 in 2014.

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 77.90
2004 75.60
2005 69.00
2006 59.40
2007 38.10
2008 37.60
2009 28.70
2010 42.90
2011 31.50
2012 27.20
2013 30.80
2014 24.80
2015 30.20
2016 29.90
2017 31.80
2018 33.10
2019 29.80
2020 28.10

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Azerbaijan was 6.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 44.10 in 2003, while its lowest value was 6.30 in 2020.

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/)

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Year Value
2003 44.10
2004 40.80
2005 33.80
2006 23.30
2007 12.40
2008 11.80
2009 8.80
2010 14.40
2011 9.40
2012 7.30
2013 8.70
2014 7.90
2015 8.20
2016 7.70
2017 7.80
2018 7.40
2019 6.90
2020 6.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors