The Gambia - 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 The Gambia was 21.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 39.40 in 2011, while its lowest value was 21.40 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 36.40
2004 34.10
2005 38.20
2006 38.00
2007 39.40
2008 37.50
2009 39.20
2010 32.90
2011 39.40
2012 28.00
2013 25.80
2014 35.80
2015 29.30
2016 33.10
2017 32.00
2018 25.00
2019 31.80
2020 21.40

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in The Gambia was 31.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 51.00 in 2011, while its lowest value was 31.50 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/)

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Year Value
2003 41.90
2004 45.70
2005 48.90
2006 48.90
2007 50.90
2008 49.10
2009 49.90
2010 44.20
2011 51.00
2012 42.10
2013 42.60
2014 43.10
2015 39.90
2016 41.60
2017 43.50
2018 37.10
2019 39.00
2020 31.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors