India - 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 India was 31.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 73.30 in 2005, while its lowest value was 31.10 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 72.80
2004 71.10
2005 73.30
2006 68.60
2007 67.70
2008 63.50
2009 59.30
2010 57.80
2011 50.30
2012 53.70
2013 50.60
2014 49.40
2015 44.70
2016 40.00
2017 37.60
2018 34.40
2019 33.70
2020 31.10

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in India was 24.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 64.80 in 2003, while its lowest value was 24.10 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/)

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Year Value
2003 64.80
2004 62.60
2005 60.40
2006 58.20
2007 55.90
2008 53.70
2009 52.20
2010 48.70
2011 44.10
2012 45.10
2013 38.10
2014 35.50
2015 35.30
2016 32.80
2017 30.20
2018 27.20
2019 27.20
2020 24.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors