High income - 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 High income was 1.48 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 2.57 in 2004, while its lowest value was 1.37 in 2018.

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 1.48
2004 2.57
2005 2.39
2006 2.05
2007 1.97
2008 1.84
2009 1.73
2010 1.66
2011 1.64
2012 1.70
2013 1.73
2014 1.65
2015 1.65
2016 1.53
2017 1.42
2018 1.37
2019 1.48
2020 1.48

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in High income was 0.260 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 0.580 in 2004, while its lowest value was 0.174 in 2018.

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 0.450
2004 0.580
2005 0.523
2006 0.368
2007 0.334
2008 0.340
2009 0.295
2010 0.263
2011 0.240
2012 0.240
2013 0.237
2014 0.220
2015 0.203
2016 0.195
2017 0.182
2018 0.174
2019 0.253
2020 0.260

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors