Lower middle income - Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk)

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Lower middle income was 32.62 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 62.90 in 2005, while its lowest value was 32.62 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 62.43
2004 60.52
2005 62.90
2006 59.57
2007 56.72
2008 54.60
2009 52.22
2010 52.16
2011 47.74
2012 47.89
2013 45.50
2014 44.33
2015 41.63
2016 38.89
2017 36.91
2018 34.65
2019 33.61
2020 32.62

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors