Kyrgyz Republic - 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 Kyrgyz Republic was 46.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 77.90 in 2003, while its lowest value was 32.00 in 2012.

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 77.90
2004 62.80
2005 54.80
2006 50.90
2007 43.50
2008 42.70
2009 40.10
2010 44.50
2011 38.80
2012 32.00
2013 36.50
2014 44.80
2015 46.50
2016 47.60
2017 48.50
2018 44.60
2019 46.60
2020 46.20

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Kyrgyz Republic was 33.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 77.10 in 2003, while its lowest value was 31.90 in 2018.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
2003 77.10
2004 64.70
2005 60.90
2006 57.30
2007 47.10
2008 40.80
2009 47.60
2010 47.60
2011 40.70
2012 34.20
2013 34.40
2014 33.30
2015 38.00
2016 34.80
2017 34.80
2018 31.90
2019 33.60
2020 33.40

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors