Botswana - 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 Botswana was 1.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 32.30 in 2003, while its lowest value was 1.70 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 32.30
2004 30.80
2005 30.80
2006 30.00
2007 25.40
2008 22.10
2009 16.20
2010 14.40
2011 13.30
2012 12.70
2013 11.60
2014 11.50
2015 5.10
2016 5.00
2017 4.30
2018 4.40
2019 4.00
2020 1.70

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Botswana was 6.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 41.30 in 2003, while its lowest value was 6.50 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 41.30
2004 40.90
2005 40.60
2006 40.20
2007 37.50
2008 35.20
2009 29.30
2010 27.60
2011 26.90
2012 26.80
2013 26.00
2014 26.00
2015 17.20
2016 17.40
2017 16.30
2018 16.60
2019 16.00
2020 6.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors