Comoros - 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 Comoros was 54.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 65.60 in 2008, while its lowest value was 52.30 in 2017.

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
2004 63.80
2005 63.90
2006 65.50
2007 64.90
2008 65.60
2009 62.70
2010 64.50
2011 58.00
2012 63.90
2013 59.40
2014 56.70
2015 56.10
2016 55.30
2017 52.30
2018 55.00
2019 54.30
2020 54.10

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Comoros was 34.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 47.50 in 2008, while its lowest value was 34.00 in 2019.

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
2004 46.50
2005 47.20
2006 47.30
2007 47.00
2008 47.50
2009 45.50
2010 46.70
2011 44.70
2012 45.60
2013 44.30
2014 35.40
2015 34.80
2016 35.10
2017 34.20
2018 34.30
2019 34.00
2020 34.20

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors