Paraguay - 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 Paraguay was 24.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 47.50 in 2003, while its lowest value was 24.80 in 2020.

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 47.50
2004 46.00
2005 43.50
2006 44.00
2007 43.70
2008 42.40
2009 34.90
2010 35.60
2011 34.90
2012 31.40
2013 31.90
2014 32.30
2015 27.80
2016 27.70
2017 27.60
2018 25.00
2019 25.20
2020 24.80

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Paraguay was 15.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 34.60 in 2003, while its lowest value was 14.90 in 2018.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
2003 34.60
2004 31.00
2005 28.40
2006 30.60
2007 30.10
2008 26.80
2009 23.60
2010 24.40
2011 25.70
2012 20.10
2013 19.80
2014 22.10
2015 18.30
2016 17.70
2017 18.20
2018 14.90
2019 15.60
2020 15.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors