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

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Angola was 49.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 68.60 in 2004, while its lowest value was 20.20 in 2012.

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 67.50
2004 68.60
2005 63.10
2006 53.90
2007 49.70
2008 30.30
2009 21.60
2010 27.20
2011 23.60
2012 20.20
2013 25.10
2014 28.10
2015 36.40
2016 35.90
2017 35.10
2018 46.30
2019 45.60
2020 49.40

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors