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

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in United Kingdom was 0.100 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 0.200 in 2003, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 2005.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
2003 0.200
2004 0.100
2005 0.000
2006 0.100
2007 0.100
2008 0.000
2009 0.000
2010 0.000
2011 0.000
2012 0.000
2013 0.100
2014 0.100
2015 0.100
2016 0.100
2017 0.100
2018 0.100
2019 0.100
2020 0.100

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors