Greece - 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 Greece was 5.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 8.00 in 2015, while its lowest value was 2.30 in 2009.

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
2004 5.70
2005 4.30
2006 4.80
2007 3.40
2008 2.40
2009 2.30
2010 2.70
2011 4.60
2012 6.00
2013 7.20
2014 7.80
2015 8.00
2016 6.00
2017 6.70
2018 5.70
2019 6.70
2020 5.70

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Greece was 0.200 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 0.400 in 2015, while its lowest value was 0.100 in 2007.

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
2004 0.200
2005 0.200
2006 0.200
2007 0.100
2008 0.100
2009 0.100
2010 0.100
2011 0.200
2012 0.400
2013 0.400
2014 0.400
2015 0.400
2016 0.300
2017 0.300
2018 0.200
2019 0.300
2020 0.200

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors