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

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Ecuador was 23.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 48.60 in 2004, while its lowest value was 22.10 in 2019.

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 47.40
2004 48.60
2005 45.80
2006 44.40
2007 41.50
2008 35.70
2009 35.20
2010 32.20
2011 27.40
2012 25.90
2013 26.20
2014 22.70
2015 25.50
2016 23.90
2017 22.30
2018 22.50
2019 22.10
2020 23.10

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors