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

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Canada was 0.300 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 0.700 in 2005, while its lowest value was 0.200 in 2017.

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 0.600
2004 0.600
2005 0.700
2006 0.500
2007 0.500
2008 0.500
2009 0.500
2010 0.400
2011 0.400
2012 0.300
2013 0.300
2014 0.300
2015 0.300
2016 0.400
2017 0.200
2018 0.300
2019 0.300
2020 0.300

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors