Brazil - 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 Brazil was 15.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 26.60 in 2004, while its lowest value was 12.90 in 2014.

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 25.50
2004 26.60
2005 25.00
2006 24.70
2007 21.70
2008 18.40
2009 17.70
2010 16.00
2011 15.10
2012 15.50
2013 14.20
2014 12.90
2015 13.60
2016 14.90
2017 14.70
2018 15.20
2019 15.30
2020 15.40

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Brazil was 13.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 20.80 in 2004, while its lowest value was 11.00 in 2014.

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 20.50
2004 20.80
2005 19.40
2006 19.20
2007 17.30
2008 15.40
2009 14.60
2010 13.90
2011 12.90
2012 13.10
2013 12.20
2014 11.00
2015 11.80
2016 13.30
2017 13.30
2018 13.30
2019 13.40
2020 13.40

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors