Ukraine - 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 Ukraine was 7.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 43.50 in 2003, while its lowest value was 6.20 in 2013.

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 43.50
2004 34.80
2005 26.20
2006 18.60
2007 12.20
2008 9.30
2009 12.10
2010 11.70
2011 9.30
2012 6.70
2013 6.20
2014 11.80
2015 21.90
2016 21.40
2017 14.80
2018 12.20
2019 12.00
2020 7.50

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Ukraine was 0.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 21.20 in 2003, while its lowest value was 0.80 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 21.20
2004 16.10
2005 12.60
2006 9.30
2007 4.60
2008 2.70
2009 3.70
2010 2.40
2011 1.50
2012 1.10
2013 0.90
2014 1.30
2015 3.60
2016 3.20
2017 2.00
2018 1.70
2019 1.30
2020 0.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors