Moldova - 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 Moldova was 6.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 54.20 in 2003, while its lowest value was 6.80 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 54.20
2004 34.00
2005 39.90
2006 33.70
2007 31.10
2008 33.00
2009 28.20
2010 21.80
2011 23.70
2012 17.30
2013 15.10
2014 8.40
2015 14.40
2016 14.10
2017 10.00
2018 8.30
2019 7.40
2020 6.80

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Moldova was 1.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 32.80 in 2003, while its lowest value was 1.50 in 2019.

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 32.80
2004 24.30
2005 25.20
2006 18.50
2007 16.40
2008 15.40
2009 14.40
2010 11.50
2011 9.60
2012 7.40
2013 5.80
2014 3.10
2015 4.00
2016 3.40
2017 2.40
2018 1.90
2019 1.50
2020 1.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors