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

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in IDA total was 50.54 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 66.43 in 2004, while its lowest value was 50.32 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/)

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Year Value
2004 66.43
2007 63.75
2008 64.30
2009 63.44
2010 62.58
2011 60.45
2012 58.83
2013 56.76
2014 56.52
2015 54.73
2016 54.40
2017 53.90
2018 51.79
2019 50.32
2020 50.54

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors