Euro area - 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 Euro area was 1.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 2.56 in 2004, while its lowest value was 1.06 in 2003.

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 1.06
2004 2.56
2005 2.37
2006 2.24
2007 2.02
2008 1.95
2009 1.97
2010 2.02
2011 2.15
2012 2.38
2013 2.42
2014 2.35
2015 2.36
2016 2.16
2017 2.08
2018 1.94
2019 1.97
2020 1.91

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Euro area was 0.132 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 0.346 in 2004, while its lowest value was 0.117 in 2003.

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 0.117
2004 0.346
2005 0.285
2006 0.200
2007 0.172
2008 0.161
2009 0.225
2010 0.175
2011 0.182
2012 0.207
2013 0.203
2014 0.195
2015 0.179
2016 0.172
2017 0.153
2018 0.136
2019 0.145
2020 0.132

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors