Mozambique - 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 Mozambique was 23.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 37.30 in 2004, while its lowest value was 15.40 in 2013.

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 36.10
2004 37.30
2005 29.10
2006 27.00
2007 28.30
2008 26.80
2009 24.80
2010 30.30
2011 23.10
2012 17.20
2013 15.40
2014 21.40
2015 23.30
2016 24.90
2017 24.40
2018 23.90
2019 23.50
2020 23.10

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Mozambique was 65.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 77.90 in 2003, while its lowest value was 65.60 in 2019.

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
2003 77.90
2004 77.20
2005 76.70
2006 74.70
2007 75.50
2008 73.50
2009 73.30
2010 73.00
2011 70.90
2012 66.60
2013 66.30
2014 66.90
2015 67.40
2016 66.60
2017 66.90
2018 66.00
2019 65.60
2020 65.60

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors