Dominican Republic - 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 Dominican Republic was 13.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 43.70 in 2004, while its lowest value was 13.60 in 2020.

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 42.10
2004 43.70
2005 40.20
2006 38.40
2007 30.20
2008 25.70
2009 25.50
2010 21.30
2011 21.80
2012 20.30
2013 21.80
2014 15.50
2015 17.20
2016 18.10
2017 15.00
2018 14.00
2019 14.60
2020 13.60

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Dominican Republic was 5.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 23.10 in 2004, while its lowest value was 5.80 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 21.70
2004 23.10
2005 21.00
2006 20.90
2007 15.80
2008 13.70
2009 13.80
2010 11.60
2011 11.90
2012 10.00
2013 11.80
2014 7.60
2015 8.30
2016 8.50
2017 6.00
2018 6.00
2019 6.10
2020 5.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors