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

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Nicaragua was 33.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 52.30 in 2003, while its lowest value was 29.20 in 2016.

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 52.30
2004 51.40
2005 47.00
2006 50.30
2007 47.50
2008 46.10
2009 40.40
2010 41.10
2011 38.20
2012 35.10
2013 37.20
2014 35.20
2015 32.60
2016 29.20
2017 30.20
2018 29.60
2019 31.80
2020 33.10

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors