Egypt - 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 Egypt was 24.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 47.80 in 2005, while its lowest value was 24.90 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 47.50
2004 47.00
2005 47.80
2006 42.10
2007 39.00
2008 38.30
2009 35.20
2010 36.60
2011 31.80
2012 30.40
2013 28.10
2014 26.80
2015 27.20
2016 29.80
2017 27.00
2018 27.20
2019 27.50
2020 24.90

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Egypt was 9.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 22.50 in 2005, while its lowest value was 9.70 in 2013.

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
2003 20.80
2004 22.20
2005 22.50
2006 20.60
2007 18.50
2008 16.90
2009 15.60
2010 14.60
2011 13.10
2012 10.90
2013 9.70
2014 9.70
2015 11.50
2016 13.70
2017 10.80
2018 11.70
2019 11.00
2020 9.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors