Nigeria - 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 Nigeria was 49.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 53.50 in 2017, while its lowest value was 35.90 in 2004.

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 45.60
2004 35.90
2007 37.70
2008 50.80
2009 51.60
2010 50.80
2011 52.80
2012 50.60
2013 43.40
2014 46.60
2015 45.00
2016 50.40
2017 53.50
2018 39.00
2019 40.50
2020 49.60

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Nigeria was 30.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 33.80 in 2017, while its lowest value was 20.20 in 2007.

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 26.10
2004 23.50
2007 20.20
2008 27.40
2009 31.10
2010 31.20
2011 32.80
2012 33.80
2013 28.20
2014 29.70
2015 28.70
2016 32.30
2017 33.80
2018 23.00
2019 23.00
2020 30.60

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors