Belize - 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 Belize was 28.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 30.90 in 2004, while its lowest value was 23.90 in 2016.

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 29.40
2004 30.90
2005 28.50
2006 28.20
2007 27.00
2008 28.90
2009 25.80
2010 25.50
2011 25.50
2012 29.20
2013 26.00
2014 26.50
2015 26.00
2016 23.90
2017 26.30
2018 27.90
2019 27.40
2020 28.30

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Belize was 23.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 23.20 in 2020, while its lowest value was 19.90 in 2016.

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 20.00
2004 20.90
2005 20.60
2006 20.80
2007 21.30
2008 22.50
2009 21.90
2010 21.60
2011 20.90
2012 22.50
2013 21.00
2014 22.10
2015 21.70
2016 19.90
2017 21.50
2018 22.40
2019 22.50
2020 23.20

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors