Panama - 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 Panama was 16.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 31.80 in 2003, while its lowest value was 16.10 in 2019.

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 31.80
2004 30.00
2005 29.30
2006 27.90
2007 24.30
2008 22.70
2009 22.60
2010 20.20
2011 21.40
2012 23.00
2013 20.50
2014 17.90
2015 18.90
2016 16.60
2017 18.30
2018 16.70
2019 16.10
2020 16.20

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Panama was 9.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 23.70 in 2003, while its lowest value was 9.70 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 23.70
2004 22.00
2005 20.50
2006 20.10
2007 17.70
2008 16.60
2009 16.30
2010 14.30
2011 14.20
2012 14.60
2013 13.70
2014 12.10
2015 12.50
2016 11.50
2017 11.20
2018 10.00
2019 9.90
2020 9.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors