Bolivia - 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 Bolivia was 7.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 52.60 in 2003, while its lowest value was 7.90 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 52.60
2004 49.10
2005 51.80
2006 50.40
2007 46.70
2008 40.80
2009 38.90
2010 41.90
2011 38.70
2012 37.60
2013 39.90
2014 34.30
2015 28.30
2016 27.30
2017 22.10
2018 20.20
2019 18.60
2020 7.90

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Bolivia was 11.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 54.20 in 2003, while its lowest value was 11.10 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 54.20
2004 51.60
2005 53.00
2006 51.90
2007 49.70
2008 44.50
2009 43.00
2010 42.20
2011 38.80
2012 37.70
2013 38.70
2014 36.60
2015 34.60
2016 31.60
2017 28.70
2018 27.60
2019 25.90
2020 11.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors