North America - 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 North America was 0.569 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 0.961 in 2003, while its lowest value was 0.560 in 2017.

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 0.961
2004 0.961
2005 0.880
2006 0.861
2007 0.951
2008 0.951
2009 0.770
2010 0.670
2011 0.670
2012 0.660
2013 0.750
2014 0.660
2015 0.660
2016 0.670
2017 0.560
2018 0.569
2019 0.569
2020 0.569

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in North America was 0.179 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 0.180 in 2003, while its lowest value was 0.179 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 0.180
2004 0.180
2005 0.180
2006 0.180
2007 0.180
2008 0.180
2009 0.180
2010 0.180
2011 0.180
2012 0.180
2013 0.180
2014 0.180
2015 0.180
2016 0.180
2017 0.180
2018 0.180
2019 0.179
2020 0.179

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors