IBRD only - 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 IBRD only was 17.43 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 55.74 in 2003, while its lowest value was 17.43 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 55.74
2004 53.56
2005 52.74
2006 48.07
2007 45.47
2008 41.26
2009 37.61
2010 36.15
2011 31.48
2012 31.52
2013 28.21
2014 26.76
2015 24.45
2016 22.53
2017 20.94
2018 19.48
2019 18.51
2020 17.43

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in IBRD only was 12.95 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 43.65 in 2003, while its lowest value was 12.95 in 2020.

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 43.65
2004 40.88
2005 39.06
2006 36.45
2007 34.21
2008 32.70
2009 30.58
2010 28.59
2011 25.79
2012 24.78
2013 20.83
2014 19.58
2015 18.56
2016 17.30
2017 16.00
2018 14.55
2019 14.23
2020 12.95

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors