Comoros - 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

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors