Egypt - 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/)

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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

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors