Mauritius - 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 Mauritius was 10.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 22.50 in 2007, while its lowest value was 10.50 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
2006 21.10
2007 22.50
2008 20.30
2009 21.00
2010 17.80
2011 16.00
2012 17.40
2013 18.40
2014 15.70
2015 15.90
2016 14.90
2017 12.20
2018 11.10
2019 10.90
2020 10.50

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Mauritius was 1.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 3.70 in 2012, while its lowest value was 1.70 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/)

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Year Value
2006 3.60
2007 3.30
2008 2.80
2009 2.80
2010 2.70
2011 2.50
2012 3.70
2013 3.60
2014 3.30
2015 3.10
2016 3.00
2017 2.20
2018 1.90
2019 1.90
2020 1.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors