Mauritania - 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

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors