Sri Lanka - 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/)

See also:

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

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors