Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (%) … people in Australia
Australia: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (%) … people was 0.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing 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 impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in 2021.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Australia peaked at 0.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.
Australia ranks 114th 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 impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (%) … people in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.1% | — |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | — |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | — |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.6%, 1% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 114 Croatia 0.1% compare
- 114 Japan 0.1% compare
- 114 South Korea 0.1% compare
- 114 United Arab Emirates 0.1% compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0295 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Australia?
- Risk of impoverishing 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 impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
- How does Australia rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Australia ranks 114th out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 impoverishing 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 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).