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

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Chad was 70.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 79.00 in 2008, while its lowest value was 6.70 in 2003.

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 6.70
2004 16.00
2005 29.80
2006 56.00
2007 75.50
2008 79.00
2009 73.70
2010 73.80
2011 71.20
2012 67.70
2013 64.70
2014 63.10
2015 65.00
2016 66.10
2017 69.60
2018 72.30
2019 73.20
2020 70.70

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors