Liberia - 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

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors