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

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Tajikistan was 49.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 78.80 in 2003, while its lowest value was 49.90 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 78.80
2004 72.80
2005 69.60
2006 70.70
2007 68.00
2008 64.00
2009 65.10
2010 64.40
2011 52.10
2012 58.90
2013 54.20
2014 50.20
2015 53.50
2016 54.60
2017 52.40
2018 52.80
2019 50.40
2020 49.90

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors