Benin - 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 Benin was 50.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 56.20 in 2003, while its lowest value was 45.70 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 56.20
2004 53.90
2005 52.90
2006 54.50
2007 49.20
2008 49.00
2009 48.60
2010 46.90
2011 48.10
2012 45.70
2013 48.50
2014 48.60
2015 47.60
2016 50.50
2017 50.50
2018 49.70
2019 50.90
2020 50.20

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Benin was 46.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 47.70 in 2016, while its lowest value was 41.30 in 2009.

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 44.80
2004 44.60
2005 43.20
2006 43.80
2007 42.00
2008 42.60
2009 41.30
2010 41.40
2011 44.30
2012 46.40
2013 45.60
2014 44.90
2015 45.80
2016 47.70
2017 46.60
2018 47.30
2019 47.00
2020 46.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors