Congo - 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 Congo was 79.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 80.50 in 2019, while its lowest value was 45.50 in 2013.

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
2005 72.60
2006 67.70
2007 65.80
2008 49.90
2009 59.50
2010 48.10
2011 51.50
2012 51.60
2013 45.50
2014 51.50
2015 47.80
2016 57.30
2017 73.20
2018 79.00
2019 80.50
2020 79.80

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Congo was 66.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 67.90 in 2019, while its lowest value was 37.50 in 2010.

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
2005 54.50
2006 51.10
2007 49.40
2008 42.10
2009 42.50
2010 37.50
2011 41.80
2012 51.40
2013 43.60
2014 48.60
2015 46.10
2016 44.10
2017 57.20
2018 66.30
2019 67.90
2020 66.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors