Spain - 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 Spain was 1.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 2.00 in 2014, while its lowest value was 0.70 in 2003.

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 0.70
2004 1.00
2005 0.70
2006 0.80
2007 0.90
2008 0.80
2009 0.90
2010 1.10
2011 1.50
2012 1.70
2013 2.00
2014 2.00
2015 1.90
2016 1.70
2017 1.20
2018 1.40
2019 1.10
2020 1.20

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Spain was 0.100 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 0.200 in 2016, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 2003.

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 0.000
2004 0.100
2005 0.000
2006 0.100
2007 0.100
2008 0.100
2009 0.100
2010 0.100
2011 0.200
2012 0.200
2013 0.200
2014 0.200
2015 0.200
2016 0.200
2017 0.100
2018 0.100
2019 0.100
2020 0.100

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors