Sri Lanka - 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 Sri Lanka was 27.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 48.70 in 2009, while its lowest value was 27.40 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 44.30
2004 47.70
2005 47.10
2006 45.40
2007 43.20
2008 47.80
2009 48.70
2010 46.70
2011 38.60
2012 40.30
2013 34.70
2014 36.30
2015 33.00
2016 34.10
2017 28.60
2018 30.90
2019 29.70
2020 27.40

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Sri Lanka was 14.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 36.00 in 2003, while its lowest value was 14.80 in 2020.

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 36.00
2004 35.10
2005 34.30
2006 32.70
2007 29.00
2008 29.50
2009 25.50
2010 23.30
2011 19.80
2012 22.40
2013 20.00
2014 18.60
2015 17.90
2016 17.60
2017 16.20
2018 16.00
2019 15.80
2020 14.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors