Mauritania - 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 Mauritania was 48.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 73.40 in 2004, while its lowest value was 44.40 in 2015.

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 72.40
2004 73.40
2005 72.20
2006 70.10
2007 67.50
2008 63.80
2009 66.70
2010 63.60
2011 63.20
2012 58.70
2013 52.90
2014 48.00
2015 44.40
2016 52.80
2017 50.90
2018 50.60
2019 48.80
2020 48.20

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Mauritania was 30.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 45.20 in 2005, while its lowest value was 28.10 in 2015.

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 44.70
2004 44.80
2005 45.20
2006 43.30
2007 42.40
2008 36.80
2009 38.70
2010 37.30
2011 37.90
2012 36.40
2013 33.40
2014 31.60
2015 28.10
2016 31.30
2017 30.60
2018 30.90
2019 29.90
2020 30.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors