Cameroon - 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 Cameroon was 57.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 70.30 in 2004, while its lowest value was 56.10 in 2011.

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 67.80
2004 70.30
2005 69.90
2006 67.70
2007 67.20
2008 68.70
2009 66.80
2010 69.00
2011 56.10
2012 65.10
2013 66.20
2014 63.00
2015 62.30
2018 64.70
2019 61.50
2020 57.30

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Cameroon was 39.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 47.10 in 2003, while its lowest value was 39.30 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/)

See also:

Year Value
2003 47.10
2004 46.30
2005 46.80
2006 45.30
2007 44.60
2008 44.80
2009 44.80
2010 45.30
2011 44.90
2012 43.90
2013 43.00
2014 44.10
2015 43.80
2018 44.40
2019 41.80
2020 39.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors