Papua New Guinea vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 95.8% against 67.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 28.2%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 134 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.0% | 73.8% | 20.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 69.7% | 25.9% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Papua New Guinea or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Papua New Guinea, at 95.8% against 67.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Papua New Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 28.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 134 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School, published as Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 $2.15 PPP/day).