Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Australia
Australia: Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care was 0.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Australia, 2003–2021
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.1% for risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Australia peaked at 0.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.
Australia ranks 116th of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.5% | — |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -66.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +150.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -40.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 25% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.4%, 4% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More health data for Australia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9072 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 906.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0279 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Australia?
- Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Australia was 0.1% in 2021, according to Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School.
- What is the highest risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- How does Australia rank for risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care?
- Australia ranks 116th out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Is risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School, published as part of Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.