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

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Iran was 30.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 51.80 in 2005, while its lowest value was 29.30 in 2014.

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 51.20
2005 51.80
2006 43.00
2007 41.90
2008 45.20
2009 42.70
2010 43.70
2011 43.00
2012 41.40
2013 36.30
2014 29.30
2015 30.80
2016 32.20
2017 30.70
2018 31.30
2019 31.30
2020 30.20

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors