Malaysia - 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 Malaysia was 10.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 37.00 in 2003, while its lowest value was 10.40 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 37.00
2004 33.90
2005 32.40
2006 30.20
2007 26.70
2008 26.70
2009 23.40
2010 24.60
2011 21.90
2012 20.50
2013 16.20
2014 15.10
2015 13.60
2016 14.10
2017 12.70
2018 11.90
2019 11.50
2020 10.40

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Malaysia was 3.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 20.30 in 2003, while its lowest value was 3.20 in 2020.

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 20.30
2004 15.80
2005 14.80
2006 14.00
2007 12.70
2008 11.90
2009 11.50
2010 11.30
2011 9.40
2012 8.40
2013 5.90
2014 5.30
2015 4.80
2016 4.70
2017 4.20
2018 3.90
2019 3.50
2020 3.20

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors