Tunisia - 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 Tunisia was 6.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 43.90 in 2003, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 2020.

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 43.90
2004 43.50
2005 39.60
2006 39.70
2007 36.10
2008 34.20
2009 30.90
2010 27.40
2011 23.30
2012 20.60
2013 16.20
2014 15.90
2015 10.10
2016 9.90
2017 8.90
2018 7.90
2019 6.50
2020 6.00

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Tunisia was 0.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 16.80 in 2003, while its lowest value was 0.80 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 16.80
2004 16.30
2005 12.80
2006 12.50
2007 10.40
2008 10.00
2009 8.70
2010 6.50
2011 5.40
2012 4.80
2013 3.70
2014 3.60
2015 1.50
2016 1.50
2017 1.20
2018 1.10
2019 0.90
2020 0.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors