Togo - Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk)

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Togo was 75.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 84.50 in 2006, while its lowest value was 72.90 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
2006 84.50
2007 83.90
2008 82.40
2009 82.90
2010 80.80
2011 82.10
2012 81.70
2013 79.40
2014 76.80
2015 76.70
2016 72.90
2017 76.40
2018 78.70
2019 76.40
2020 75.40

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors