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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Dominican Republic was 5.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 23.10 in 2004, while its lowest value was 5.80 in 2020.

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/)

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Year Value
2003 21.70
2004 23.10
2005 21.00
2006 20.90
2007 15.80
2008 13.70
2009 13.80
2010 11.60
2011 11.90
2012 10.00
2013 11.80
2014 7.60
2015 8.30
2016 8.50
2017 6.00
2018 6.00
2019 6.10
2020 5.80

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors