Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care was 39.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Papua New Guinea, 2008–2022
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 39.5% for risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Papua New Guinea peaked at 54.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2013.
Papua New Guinea ranks 34th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 35.1% | — |
| 2009 | 35.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 39.4% | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 36.8% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 31.2% | -15.2% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | -28.5% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | +127.0% |
| 2016 | 53.6% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 47.7% | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 49.2% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 40.3% | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 39.9% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 39.5% | -1.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 39.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.2%, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 39.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.4%, 16.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +127.0% | 24.1% | 54.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.2% | 35.1% | 35.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 22.3% | 54.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 39.5% | 40.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % 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 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care in Papua New Guinea was 39.5% in 2022, 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 54.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2013.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 34th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.