United Arab Emirates - 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 United Arab Emirates was 2.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 7.10 in 2016, while its lowest value was 2.80 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
2014 4.00
2015 5.70
2016 7.10
2017 6.30
2018 5.60
2019 4.20
2020 2.80

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in United Arab Emirates was 0.100 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 0.400 in 2016, while its lowest value was 0.100 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/)

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Year Value
2014 0.200
2015 0.300
2016 0.400
2017 0.300
2018 0.300
2019 0.200
2020 0.100

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors