Uzbekistan - 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 Uzbekistan was 31.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 86.10 in 2003, while its lowest value was 31.20 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 86.10
2004 83.10
2005 78.60
2006 73.10
2007 72.60
2008 70.10
2009 62.90
2010 58.60
2011 54.20
2012 49.70
2013 45.80
2014 34.70
2015 36.80
2016 38.30
2017 35.50
2018 32.40
2019 33.00
2020 31.20

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Uzbekistan was 24.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 87.00 in 2003, while its lowest value was 24.90 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 87.00
2004 83.70
2005 79.10
2006 73.70
2007 70.50
2008 67.60
2009 59.70
2010 57.60
2011 51.80
2012 47.40
2013 43.60
2014 37.30
2015 34.10
2016 32.30
2017 31.00
2018 29.10
2019 26.80
2020 24.90

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors