Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 95.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Risk of impoverishing 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
The most recent figure for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Papua New Guinea is 95.8%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Papua New Guinea peaked at 98.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 89.8%, in 2012.
Papua New Guinea ranks 6th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 93.8% | — |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 92.8% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 91.2% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 89.8% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 89.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 93.6% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 96.6% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 98.3% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 97.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 96.1% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 95.8% | -0.2% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 95.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.4%, 1.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 95.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.6%, 5.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.9% | 93.8% | 94.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 89.8% | 98.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 95.8% | 96.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 3 Democratic Republic of Congo 98.0% compare
- 4 Madagascar 96.1% compare
- 5 Niger 96.0% compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 93.4% compare
- 8 Tanzania 91.5% compare
- 9 Central African Republic 89.3%
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 impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Papua New Guinea?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Papua New Guinea was 95.8% in 2022, 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.8% in 2012.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 6th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 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).