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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Iraq was 12.60 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 19.30 in 2014, while its lowest value was 11.30 in 2009.

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
2006 13.80
2007 13.90
2008 12.70
2009 11.30
2010 12.50
2011 13.50
2012 17.60
2013 18.70
2014 19.30
2015 16.40
2016 13.10
2017 13.10
2018 12.60

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors