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

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in India was 31.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 73.30 in 2005, while its lowest value was 31.10 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 72.80
2004 71.10
2005 73.30
2006 68.60
2007 67.70
2008 63.50
2009 59.30
2010 57.80
2011 50.30
2012 53.70
2013 50.60
2014 49.40
2015 44.70
2016 40.00
2017 37.60
2018 34.40
2019 33.70
2020 31.10

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors