Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) - Country Ranking - South America

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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Find indicator:
Rank Country Value Year
1 Suriname 32.00 2007
2 Guyana 26.10 2007
3 Paraguay 24.80 2020
4 Venezuela 24.40 2020
5 Ecuador 23.10 2020
6 Chile 16.60 2020
7 Brazil 15.40 2020
8 Peru 8.60 2020
9 Colombia 8.10 2020
10 Bolivia 7.90 2020
11 Uruguay 2.80 2020
12 Argentina 2.20 2020

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Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual