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

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in World was 21.25 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 49.93 in 2003, while its lowest value was 21.25 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 49.93
2004 48.49
2005 48.02
2006 44.44
2007 42.36
2008 38.68
2009 36.26
2010 35.21
2011 31.77
2012 31.66
2013 29.15
2014 28.15
2015 26.37
2016 24.97
2017 23.88
2018 22.71
2019 21.89
2020 21.25

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors