Italy - 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 Italy was 1.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 1.50 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.50 in 2007.

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 1.00
2004 0.90
2005 0.70
2006 0.70
2007 0.50
2008 0.60
2009 0.60
2010 0.90
2011 1.00
2012 1.00
2013 1.20
2014 1.10
2015 1.40
2016 1.20
2017 1.50
2018 1.20
2019 1.40
2020 1.50

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Italy was 0.100 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 0.100 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 2005.

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 0.100
2004 0.100
2005 0.000
2006 0.000
2007 0.000
2008 0.000
2009 0.100
2010 0.100
2011 0.100
2012 0.100
2013 0.100
2014 0.100
2015 0.100
2016 0.100
2017 0.100
2018 0.100
2019 0.100
2020 0.100

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors