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Descriptor English: Catastrophic Health Expenditure
Descriptor Spanish: Gasto Catastrófico en Salud
Descriptor gasto catastrófico en salud
Entry term(s) gasto catastrófico
gastos catastróficos en salud
Scope note: Indicador ODS 3.8.2, definido como gastos de bolsillo de salud que exceden el 10% o el 25% del consumo o ingreso total de los hogares. (Fuente: https://www.paho.org/hq/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15681:paho-works-with-countries-to-build-capacities-to-calculate-and-report-financial-protection-indicators-for-policy-development&Itemid=39594&lang=es)
Descriptor Portuguese: Gasto Catastrófico em Saúde
Descriptor French: Dépenses de Santé Catastrophiques
Entry term(s): Catastrophic Expenditure
Catastrophic Health Expenditures
Tree number(s): SP1.101.750.540.430.129
Scope note: Expenditure is considered catastrophic when out-of-pocket health expenditure represents a substantial percentage of household expenditure -- usually 30% or 40% of its ability to pay (World Health Report, 2010; PAHO, 2017), or 10% or 25% of total expenditure or income (WHO, 2015), with "ability to pay" understood as total household income (measured as total household expenditure) minus the expenditure necessary for meeting basic subsistence needs (Health Economics, 2011; Cited in https://www.who.int/health_financing/events/who_paho_uhc_day_2017_report_web.pdf?ua=1)
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
History Note: 2019
DeCS ID: 57998
Unique ID: DDCS057998
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Catastrophic Health Expenditure - Preferred
Concept UI FD00062266
Scope note Expenditure is considered catastrophic when out-of-pocket health expenditure represents a substantial percentage of household expenditure -- usually 30% or 40% of its ability to pay (World Health Report, 2010; PAHO, 2017), or 10% or 25% of total expenditure or income (WHO, 2015), with "ability to pay" understood as total household income (measured as total household expenditure) minus the expenditure necessary for meeting basic subsistence needs (Health Economics, 2011; Cited in https://www.who.int/health_financing/events/who_paho_uhc_day_2017_report_web.pdf?ua=1)
Preferred term Catastrophic Health Expenditure
Entry term(s) Catastrophic Expenditure
Catastrophic Health Expenditures



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