IDA blend - Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk)

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in IDA blend was 46.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 63.21 in 2003, while its lowest value was 43.17 in 2019.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
2003 63.21
2004 58.89
2007 57.23
2008 60.34
2009 61.26
2010 60.39
2011 58.48
2012 55.23
2013 52.29
2014 53.11
2015 50.89
2016 51.15
2017 48.35
2018 44.55
2019 43.17
2020 46.90

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors