Middle income - 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 Middle income was 22.58 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 57.79 in 2003, while its lowest value was 22.58 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 57.79
2004 55.91
2005 55.54
2006 51.39
2007 48.39
2008 44.85
2009 41.78
2010 40.43
2011 36.01
2012 35.82
2013 32.70
2014 31.48
2015 29.22
2016 27.39
2017 25.86
2018 24.23
2019 23.18
2020 22.58

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Middle income was 17.16 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 45.91 in 2003, while its lowest value was 17.16 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 45.91
2004 43.66
2005 42.40
2006 39.92
2007 37.03
2008 35.74
2009 34.11
2010 32.22
2011 29.62
2012 28.69
2013 24.99
2014 23.77
2015 22.69
2016 21.61
2017 20.25
2018 18.61
2019 18.06
2020 17.16

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors