Morocco - 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 Morocco was 23.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 43.80 in 2006, while its lowest value was 23.50 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
2003 43.60
2004 42.90
2005 42.40
2006 43.80
2007 38.50
2008 36.70
2009 34.40
2010 35.50
2011 33.30
2012 30.40
2013 29.40
2014 32.00
2015 30.30
2016 28.80
2017 26.40
2018 26.40
2019 26.80
2020 23.50

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Morocco was 12.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 27.00 in 2003, while its lowest value was 12.80 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 27.00
2004 26.00
2005 24.20
2006 23.90
2007 22.70
2008 20.80
2009 20.00
2010 19.70
2011 18.60
2012 17.40
2013 16.70
2014 16.60
2015 16.10
2016 15.50
2017 14.00
2018 13.80
2019 14.00
2020 12.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors