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

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Kazakhstan was 1.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 35.80 in 2003, while its lowest value was 1.10 in 2014.

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 35.80
2004 26.90
2005 25.00
2006 10.20
2007 10.10
2008 2.70
2009 2.60
2010 3.50
2011 2.60
2012 2.60
2013 2.00
2014 1.10
2015 2.40
2016 3.60
2017 2.60
2018 2.60
2019 2.10
2020 1.10

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors