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

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Dominican Republic was 13.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 43.70 in 2004, while its lowest value was 13.60 in 2020.

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 42.10
2004 43.70
2005 40.20
2006 38.40
2007 30.20
2008 25.70
2009 25.50
2010 21.30
2011 21.80
2012 20.30
2013 21.80
2014 15.50
2015 17.20
2016 18.10
2017 15.00
2018 14.00
2019 14.60
2020 13.60

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors