Vietnam - 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 Vietnam was 21.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 57.50 in 2003, while its lowest value was 21.70 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 57.50
2004 52.70
2005 49.60
2006 48.00
2007 45.90
2008 40.60
2009 37.70
2010 40.60
2011 38.90
2012 38.20
2013 34.80
2014 33.70
2015 33.60
2016 32.20
2017 28.80
2018 29.50
2019 24.90
2020 21.70

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Vietnam was 19.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 63.60 in 2003, while its lowest value was 19.10 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 63.60
2004 59.20
2005 57.50
2006 53.60
2007 49.30
2008 47.60
2009 44.80
2010 45.10
2011 44.30
2012 39.40
2013 36.30
2014 34.80
2015 30.90
2016 29.70
2017 26.30
2018 24.90
2019 22.50
2020 19.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors