Liberia - 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 Liberia was 23.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 13 years was 54.50 in 2007, while its lowest value was 18.20 in 2015.

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
2007 54.50
2008 52.10
2009 22.50
2010 22.20
2011 21.00
2012 24.20
2013 23.80
2014 21.80
2015 18.20
2016 22.70
2017 21.70
2018 20.10
2019 23.80
2020 23.20

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Liberia was 18.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 13 years was 35.70 in 2008, while its lowest value was 13.90 in 2015.

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/)

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Year Value
2007 35.10
2008 35.70
2009 16.30
2010 15.50
2011 15.90
2012 19.60
2013 19.30
2014 14.10
2015 13.90
2016 18.30
2017 17.20
2018 15.80
2019 18.60
2020 18.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors