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

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Tanzania was 50.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 80.20 in 2003, while its lowest value was 46.10 in 2016.

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 80.20
2004 78.00
2005 73.30
2006 59.40
2007 62.50
2008 70.70
2009 72.30
2010 66.00
2011 55.20
2012 52.60
2013 53.20
2014 54.20
2015 52.20
2016 46.10
2017 50.30
2018 52.00
2019 53.40
2020 50.00

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors