Nicaragua - 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 Nicaragua was 33.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 52.30 in 2003, while its lowest value was 29.20 in 2016.

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 52.30
2004 51.40
2005 47.00
2006 50.30
2007 47.50
2008 46.10
2009 40.40
2010 41.10
2011 38.20
2012 35.10
2013 37.20
2014 35.20
2015 32.60
2016 29.20
2017 30.20
2018 29.60
2019 31.80
2020 33.10

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Nicaragua was 32.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 44.30 in 2004, while its lowest value was 28.80 in 2016.

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 43.90
2004 44.30
2005 39.90
2006 40.30
2007 38.60
2008 37.80
2009 32.80
2010 33.00
2011 32.20
2012 30.30
2013 30.70
2014 31.90
2015 29.90
2016 28.80
2017 28.80
2018 29.40
2019 30.80
2020 32.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors