Upper middle income - 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 Upper middle income was 9.51 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 52.64 in 2003, while its lowest value was 9.51 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 52.64
2004 50.65
2005 47.44
2006 42.55
2007 38.65
2008 33.41
2009 29.42
2010 26.42
2011 21.92
2012 21.22
2013 17.12
2014 15.75
2015 13.91
2016 13.23
2017 12.15
2018 11.09
2019 9.73
2020 9.51

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Upper middle income was 6.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 37.09 in 2003, while its lowest value was 6.90 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 37.09
2004 34.48
2005 32.40
2006 29.46
2007 26.74
2008 25.42
2009 22.70
2010 20.80
2011 17.97
2012 16.06
2013 12.73
2014 11.99
2015 10.33
2016 9.56
2017 8.90
2018 7.79
2019 7.29
2020 6.90

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors