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

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Bulgaria was 9.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 14.20 in 2016, while its lowest value was 6.90 in 2008.

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
2006 11.60
2007 10.80
2008 6.90
2009 9.70
2010 10.00
2011 9.80
2012 11.30
2013 11.70
2014 10.80
2015 11.10
2016 14.20
2017 10.90
2018 11.40
2019 10.20
2020 9.40

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors