Upper middle income - 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

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors