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

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Guinea was 55.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 72.50 in 2010, while its lowest value was 52.20 in 2016.

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 61.50
2004 63.30
2005 64.90
2006 69.90
2007 70.00
2008 72.20
2009 70.60
2010 72.50
2011 70.50
2012 66.00
2013 65.80
2014 59.70
2015 53.00
2016 52.20
2017 59.00
2018 62.70
2019 53.70
2020 55.80

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors