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

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Panama was 16.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 31.80 in 2003, while its lowest value was 16.10 in 2019.

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 31.80
2004 30.00
2005 29.30
2006 27.90
2007 24.30
2008 22.70
2009 22.60
2010 20.20
2011 21.40
2012 23.00
2013 20.50
2014 17.90
2015 18.90
2016 16.60
2017 18.30
2018 16.70
2019 16.10
2020 16.20

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors