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

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Czech Republic was 0.100 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 0.500 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.100 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 0.200
2004 0.300
2005 0.300
2006 0.200
2007 0.300
2008 0.500
2009 0.300
2010 0.400
2011 0.400
2012 0.300
2013 0.300
2014 0.300
2015 0.300
2016 0.200
2017 0.100
2018 0.100
2019 0.100
2020 0.100

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors